Skatche comments on You're in Newcomb's Box - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Skatche 01 February 2011 01:29:10PM 1 point [-]

Okay: originally I was leaning toward two-boxing, but now I'm not sure. Conceivably, for example, I am doomed to have a sudden cardiac arrest and die before actually getting to make my selection; this would kind of trivially satisfy Prometheus' criteria (depending, I suppose, on precisely how they're formulated). My death, in that case, would not be a consequence of my choosing both boxes, as I never actually get to make that decision.

Better not to tangle with the gods, I think. I'd take one box.