On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 , Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > While the outcome is certain for you, it is not certain for me. > That's because the meaning of the personal pronoun "me" will always be uncertain in a world that contains "me" duplicating machines. > > > One copy of me will win $1 and the other copy will lose $1. > Then Stathis Papaioannou will have the same amount of money after the duplication as before. > > > Anticipating the future prior to duplication, I have a 1/2 chance of > doubling my money or losing it. If I don't bet, I will certainly have $1 > before and after duplication. > As so often happens in this thread nobody can say if the above is true or not because nobody knows who Mr. I is. > A "fair game" when gambling is one where neither side has an advantage. > A game involves skill and gambling involves probability and this pointless procedure involves neither. John K Clark > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
