FDT Debate Continues: Physical Cause vs. Non-Backtracking 'Causal' Clash
jessi_cata · x · 2026-11-10
jessicata continues the FDT terminology debate with OrionJohnston: he insists the FDT paper itself confuses dependency hypotheses as "logical," so a successor theory shouldn't inherit the name. On "causal," he notes "non-backtracking" is standard while interventionist causation is usually understood as an alternative to physical causation, pushing back on the other side's framing. A niche but substantive alignment-community argument.
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