Re: Natural selection (spinoff from "History-less observer moments")

From: Russell Standish <R.Standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 09:21:36 +1000 (EST)

Jacques Mallah wrote:
>
> --- Russell Standish <R.Standish.domain.name.hidden> wrote:
> > As has been previously mentioned, the RSSA is simply
> > measure conditional upon the observer being who
> > it/he/she is.
>
> > > The "RSSA values" can't be used because there
> > > isn't any way to compare *different* observers in
> > > the RSSA.
> >
> > I would not be so sure about this!
>
> See the first quote. How do you reconcile that?

I'm not so convinced there is a conflict. Perhaps you'd like to
demonstrate it.

>
> > > BTW, don't think that just because we're
> > > discussing on this thread, you're off the hook
> > > with respect to my point on the other thread that
> > > Bayesian reasoning is the same as the ASSA.
> >
> > What rot! Bayesian reasoning underpins both systems.
> > The real difference between them is whether one
> > accepts the concept of history.
>
> The real difference is that you refuse, by some
> trick of doublethink, to apply Bayesian reasoning to
> age and across different observers.
>

I seem to remember spending several weeks in fierce debate with you
doing precisely this.

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