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Newcomb's Problem

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There is an anon I am talking to who doesn't believe Newcomb's problem is a real paradox.
>I maintain that all interpretations of the problem that lead to different optimal strategies each derive from different ways of reading of the question (and therefore it's not a paradox, merely a confusingly-worded problem)
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Is that true? I've been trying to find papers that endorse anon's thesis but I haven't found anything so far.
Also, would you 1-box or 2-box?
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Did war have a evolutionary selection effect? Did killing off all of the most brutal and violent in society over thousands of years change human DNA to make us more peaceful today?
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math is subjective
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which one is it

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>i (imaginary number)
>i (interest rate)
>i (index of summation)
>log(x) (base 10)
>log(x) (base e)
>sin^(-1)x (arcsine of x)
>sin^(2)x (sine squared)
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Why does a chad like pic related get so much pussy, while a /sci/entist like me gets nothing? I'm an unattractive four-eyed nerd yes, but I'm very smart and accomplished. Shouldn't I deserve to have more pussy due to my intelligence?
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What if we put giantgantic thrusters on the Moon

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Nudged it closer to Earth to get back those fantastic tides Earth used to have. Tides 2,3 maybe 4 times greater than they are now. I am so stoked. Let's make this happen people...!!!
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Technologically speaking, when will gene therapy make it possible for a man to become a cute girl?
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Is it part of the scientific method to visit a pedophile on his remote island with a pagan temple and underground rape chambers?
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>there are 1000000000000000000000000 stars in the universe and a similar number of planet
>we'll never visit a single one
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