RE: R�p : Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates)

2005-07-10 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Lee Corbin writes: [quoting Bruno Marchal] Why not choose D, that is I will see 0 on the wall OR I will see 1 on the wall. Okay, now you have switched back to the prior (prediction) level. Here is the reason not to say that. As the person who is about to be duplicated knows all the facts,

Rép : Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates )

2005-07-09 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 08-juil.-05, à 00:59, Lee Corbin a écrit : Bruno writes Each Lee-i is offered 5$ each time his bet is confirmed, but loses 5$ if he makes a wrong bet. And yes, it would be possible to emphasize to each instance that he is to attempt to maximize his own instance's earnings. Quite

RE: Rép : Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates)

2005-07-09 Thread Lee Corbin
Bruno writes You are asked to bet on your immediate and less immediate future feeling. Precisely: we ask you to choose among the following bets: Immediate: A. I will see 0 on the wall. B. I will see 1 on the wall. C. I will see 0 on the wall and I will see 1 on the wall. D. I

Re: Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates)

2005-07-07 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 06-juil.-05, à 02:44, Lee Corbin a écrit : Bruno wrote about whether or not we are all the same person. Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: What does ought mean? (was RE: Duplicates Are Selves) I have changed the subject line once again, because this is no longer about

RE: Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates)

2005-07-07 Thread Lee Corbin
Bruno writes Each Lee-i is offered 5$ each time his bet is confirmed, but loses 5$ if he makes a wrong bet. And yes, it would be possible to emphasize to each instance that he is to attempt to maximize his own instance's earnings. Quite correct. What will be your strategy in each

Thought Experiment #269-G (Duplicates)

2005-07-05 Thread Lee Corbin
Bruno wrote about whether or not we are all the same person. Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:59 AM Subject: Re: What does ought mean? (was RE: Duplicates Are Selves) I have changed the subject line once again, because this is no longer about what ought ought to mean. Le 04-juil.-05, à 22:18,