Newcomb\'s Paradox
This is Newcomb's Paradox. It has recieved a lot of attention in philosophy circles in the last 50 years. It boils down to belief in free will vs. determinism. There is a lot written on this paradox on the web and probably some on this forum. Martin Gardner has wlso written on it in one of his books and Paul Watzlawick gives a treatment of it in _How Reak is Real_. There is no "solution". Your response to the dilemna is entailed by your belief in free will or in determinism.
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raisins
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