[extropy-chat] what is probability?

gts gts_2000 at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 14 22:36:00 UTC 2007


On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:19:33 -0500, Jef Allbright <jef at jefallbright.net>  
wrote:

> When one identically rational agent chooses to use linear edge length,  
> while the other agent chooses to use quadratic surface area, do you  
> really think that different choice is made in the absence of different  
> input information?

No. In order to avoid paradox, our rational agents were forced to make an  
arbitrary choice from among three equally valid alternatives. Each faced  
the same decision and had the same background information. Nothing there  
about different inputs.

> I'll ask you again, are you trying to argue, similar to the Qualia...

No.

-gts




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