Re: Two personal beliefs and their consequences
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If the demon predicts something and it does not happen, that just demonstrates that the demon is a fake.
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Determinism holds that it is theoretiically possible to make 100% accurate predictions about the future. The demon is just a thought experiment to help us examine and discuss that issue as well as other issue associated with determinism. To facilitate this we assume the demon is not a fake.
I agree with you that in a "real life" situation we would have to consider the possibility the demon is a fake.
Stu
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