FDT Debate: jessi_cata Argues FDT Is Logical, Policy Dependence Is a Different Concept
jessi_cata · x · 2026-11-10
In an X debate on functional decision theory, jessicata pushes back on OrionJohnston's claim that FDT isn't logical. He argues Orion is conflating FDT with the separate hypothesis that both one's own and Omega's actions depend on one's 'choice' — that policy dependence of the environment isn't 'logical' in any meaningful sense, whereas FDT as defined in the original paper is logical.
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