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#1 TheChronoMaster
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Newcomb's "Paradox"

 It seems simple, right? But as you look at it more, your head explodes.

 

What would you choose? I would pick B only. There's no risk if the predictor is as good as has been said.

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#2 lycrof
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Stuff liek that is just for the creaters to get more nerd cred.
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#3 MichaeltheCM
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i dont get it? what are u talking about?
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#4 Denjin_hadouken
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Interesting
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#5 BEAN_LARD_MULCH
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I like this paradox, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes

scroll down unitll you see the the dichotomy paradox and read that

 

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#6 Denjin_hadouken
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I like the grandfather paradox the best.
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#7 BEAN_LARD_MULCH
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I like the grandfather paradox the best. Denjin_hadouken

aha yes that one 

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#8 TheChronoMaster
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I like this paradox, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes

scroll down unitll you see the the dichotomy paradox and read that

 

BEAN_LARD_MULCH

 

Holy crud.

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#9 aaaaarrrrggggg
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[QUOTE="BEAN_LARD_MULCH"]

I like this paradox, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes

scroll down unitll you see the the dichotomy paradox and read that

 

TheChronoMaster

 

Holy crud.

That only counts if there's a designated amount of space you are to travel at a time. If you go at a normal pace you don't count in halves...

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#10 inyourface_12
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seems simple enough to me
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#11 TheChronoMaster
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[QUOTE="TheChronoMaster"][QUOTE="BEAN_LARD_MULCH"]

I like this paradox, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_paradoxes

scroll down unitll you see the the dichotomy paradox and read that

 

aaaaarrrrggggg

 

Holy crud.

That only counts if there's a designated amount of space you are to travel at a time. If you go at a normal pace you don't count in halves...

 

Before you take a step you have to take a half-step, before that you must take a quarter-step, ad nauseam. Logic dictates that you can't actually START anything, since everything requires something else to be done first. We know this isn't true, causing the paradox.

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#12 TheChronoMaster
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seems simple enough to meinyourface_12

 

So, what would you do? If you pick A & B, the predictor probably predicted it, meaning you get nothing. You can't pick only A. If you pick only B, you get $1,000,000, but you could get more if you picked A & B, however, this would defy the predictor, meaning he predicted it, meaning you get nothing...

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#13 Silchas
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B

Better $1000 than nothing 

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#14 mark4091
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I hate reading all that nerd text right after school when I'm too damn tired, sorry.