But in most situations, probability theory doesn’t work well, because reality isn’t like that. For one thing, there are no utilons in physics, so there is no objectively correct definition of distance.
Writing this tweet, I have an unbounded number of possible things to say; an inconceivable set of possible outcomes; no clearly-defined goals; and any numerical probabilites would be meaningless. Do you know about aardvark cucumbers?
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That is, an epistemic, not ontological problem. One can hold that 1)DT is the best way of deciding, objectively 2)DT cannot be applied in its textbook form, just approximated As GA Cohen said, just because one cannot reach some tasty grapes doesn't mean they are less tasty
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If you define “best way of deciding” simply as “deciding according to what DT says” then that is the best way of deciding. But if no physically realizable agent can do that, this is meaningless.
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I happen not to know about such a species of cucumbers! But that is saying that one cannot apply DT to the real world, because one doesn't know enough. The set of things you can say is finite, 280 chars has only so many permutations. (even accounting for multiple meanings)
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