Monthly Archives: November 2008

Should we free information?

What if no one felt bad for copying someone else’s thought or idea? What if everyone felt free to use any information they found for any reason? Imagine a world in which you could copy one paragraph from one article, add another paragraph from a different article, throw in a few of your own thoughts, [...]

On Newcomb’s Problem

The Being’s prediction must be confined to my past actions, so if I have a habit of taking chances, then it is more likely that I will choose Box B. If I am conservative and normally play it safe, then it is more likely that I will choose boxes A and B. Is it more [...]