Debate flares over UDT vs FDT in continuous Newcomb problems

A technical debate over UDT, FDT and CDT unfolds on continuous Newcomb problems: critics argue UDT is dominated by CDT due to always single-boxing, while defenders question the fairness of the Skalse problem set and the definition of LCPD, insisting UDT remains optimal without Omega-style counterfactuals.

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