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[–] 3 points 3 years ago (4 children)

The best case result is 1.001.000.000 (A+B) vs 1.000.000.000 (B) only. Worst case is I have 1.000.000 only.

I go with B only because the difference feels tiny / irrelevant.

Maybe I actually have free will and this is not determism kicking in, but who knows. I‘m not in for the odds with such a tiny benefit.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Well if you actually have free will, how can the machine predict your actions?

    What if someone opened box B and showed you what was in it? What would that mean? What would you do?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Worst case is I have 1.000.000 only.

    Except that's not the worst case. If the machine predicted you would pick A&B, then B contains nothing, so if you then only picked B (i.e. the machine's prediction was wrong), then you get zero. THAT'S the worst case. The question doesn't assume the machine's predictions are correct.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    Good point. Actually I was assuming that the machine’s predictions were never wrong. That’s also what is defined in the Newcomb’s Paradox wiki page.

    If that‘s not a 100% given, you are definitely right.

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