2009/3/4 Bruno Marchal <[email protected]>: > That is why the B people made a law, for helping those who > misunderstand the probability. If you decide (before duplication) to > kill the copy, the choice of victim/torturer is still decided through > a throw of a fair coin. This makes the decision unbiased by fake > protocols based on a bad understanding of what the comp probabilities > are.
Yes, deciding which copy will take on which role by a coin toss would probably eliminate dynasties of torturers. This is an interesting point, since the fact that the coin toss is introduced does not actually do anything ta change the probability that you will end up being tortured, its effect being mainly psychological. -- Stathis Papaioannou --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
