[extropy-chat] Re: monty hall paradox again: reds and green gorfs

[Spike]

> Eliezer Yudkowsky
> 
> Hal Finney wrote:
> > 
> > The problem is that the paradox as stated is simply 
> > logically impossible. It contains a contradiction.  And once you
start with a 
> > contradiction, it should be no surprise that you can derive one.
> 
> I can take money from my wallet, put one-third into one envelope, and 
> two-thirds into the other envelope, and flip a coin - a 
> quantum coin, if need be - to decide which envelope to give you.  It
is definitely 
> physically possible. --  Eliezer S. Yudkowsky   

Is anyone else here concerned that the Royal Smart Persons
are putting forth what appear to be contradictory arguments?  
I expect RSPs contradicting on political discussions,
but this isn't a political discussion, and should be 
solvable with mathematics alone.  So far I have not 
derived or seen the right equations.  I thought I did, 
but then still ended up with a logical contradiction.

Come on RSPs, think harder!  What are we doing wrong here?

spike


Please someone on SL4 collect this thread and post it over
there, or have Emil Gilliam log in here.  Perhaps he has
some insights we have overlooked.  Where is Lee Corbin
these days?  Where are Anders and the other monster brains
hanging out?