Kennaway: There is no conflict between determinism and counterfactuals.
Yudkowsky: These counterfactuals are untestable, unobservable, and do not actually exist
Me: choose one!
We can and do test counterfactuals by by re-running experiments with different starting conditions. The claim that …
These counterfactuals are untestable, unobservable, and do not actually exist
...is profoundly counter-scientific.
Kennaway: There is no conflict between determinism and counterfactuals.
Yudkowsky: These counterfactuals are untestable, unobservable, and do not actually exist
Me: choose one!
We can and do test counterfactuals by by re-running experiments with different starting conditions. The claim that …
...is profoundly counter-scientific.