Tyrrell_McAllister comments on Open Thread: December 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tyrrell_McAllister 02 December 2009 06:33:08PM *  3 points [-]

No, that's not the case. A one-boxer in Newcomb's problems is acting with entirely correct beliefs. All agree that the one-boxer will get more money than the two-boxer. That correct belief is what motivates the one-boxer.

The scenarios that you describe sound somewhat (but not exactly) like Gettier problems to me.

(I wasn't the downvoter.)