----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:40 AM Subject: Re: The Shooting Room Paradox
> Dan said: > > > As defined above, its clear that you should only open 1 box. If you > > do, you might get $1000 and you might get $1,000,000. If you open > > both, you get $1000. > > However, the contents of the boxes are already fixed by the time you > make the choice. This means the second box really does contain $0, or > it really contains $1,000,000. What you do then can't change the > contents of the boxes. Surely it's then best to open them both? > > Rich > GSV Determinism Vs Free Will Argument Let me answer that question with another question: which slit did the photon go through? :-) The real answer to that question is what I consider the real answer to this question. Both assume a theoretical framework that is inadaquate to explain the phenomenon. Thus, paradoxes are seen. We cannot use standard spacetime to explain a setup that includes a god with perfect forknowledge. One doesn't have to assume determanism to give this answer, BTW. One can simply assume that spacetime is a limited concept, inadaquate for the job. Dan M.
