Re: Newcomb\'s Paradox
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You didn't understand my previous post, I think. The point is that free-choice and predetermination are not necessarily at odds
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My definition of free choice includes that you have a choice and that it impacts future events. By that I mean that there are at least two possible decisions at every decision point, the decider is free to choose between them, and the choice will have an impact.
By my definitions, free choice (will) precludes absolute knowledge of the future. With my definitions, this is provable. If your definitions are different, that's fine. I have argued before with people who tried to maintain free choice and the future being known, but the people on the other end of the argument have never been able to put forth an argument more sophisticated than "It's not like that."
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