ext_50542 ([identity profile] goblinpaladin.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] packbat 2008-05-31 02:43 am (UTC)

That's right- where your choice doesn't change things.

But in your thought experiment, it seemed to be testing the subject's ethics and there a choice WOULD change things. KNOWING what the experiment was (and that honesty is rewarded with a million bucks) would surely mean that all subjects would return the money.

It was a misunderstanding on my part, because I didn't know what Newcomb was.

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