So am I correct in understanding that “you could be in a simulation to see how you would act” is just an intuition pump to help people comprehend the counterfactual reasoning used in FDT?

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Replying toCritiques of FDT Often Stem From Confusion About Newcomblike Problems

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Critiques of FDT Often Stem From Confusion About Newcomblike Problems

I’m confused, does FDT require some form of anthropic reasoning and simulationism to justify its actions in transparent Newcomb problems (such as MacAskill’s bomb)?

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