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    It is not the case that Rationality is temporally indexed: an agent facing an infinite sequence of deferred decisions cannot treat each iteration as decision-theoretically equivalent to the first.

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    • 1.If rationality depends on temporal indexing, then rational principles are context-relative rather than universal, undermining explanatory power.
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    • 2.An idealized rational agent with stable preferences and unlimited capacity should apply identical decision criteria across equivalent decision nodes.
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    • 3.Temporal indexing risks circular reasoning: assuming non-equivalence to justify non-equivalent treatment, rather than deriving it from first principles.
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    • 1.Agents face changing constraints (fatigue, resources, changed circumstances) across iterations, making earlier and later decisions objectively dissimilar.
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    • 2.Psychological present bias is rational when future decision-making capacity degrades, justifying prioritization of earlier decisions.
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    • 3.Infinite sequences create path-dependency: earlier choices constrain later options, so treating iterations as equivalent ignores causal structure.
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