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10 Post author: Vaniver 14 November 2010 09:51PM

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Comment author: ata 15 November 2010 03:19:41AM *  10 points [-]

If Omega actually showed up and presented you with Newcomb's Problem, you may as well at least take your possibly-imaginary million dollars and deposit it in a bank account before you get your head checked, in case it's true. And in case you are hallucinating, then that strategy will probably be quick route to a mental hospital anyway, because you'll probably actually be doing something like trying to deposit a potted plant at a McDonald's drive-through.