Vladimir, I understand the PD and similar cases. I’m just saying that the Newcomb paradox is not actually a member of that class. Any agent faced with either version—being told ahead of time that they will face the Predictor, or being told only once the boxes are on the ground—has a simple choice to make; there’s no paradox and no PD-like situation. It’s a puzzle only if you believe that there really is backwards causality.
Vladimir, I understand the PD and similar cases. I’m just saying that the Newcomb paradox is not actually a member of that class. Any agent faced with either version—being told ahead of time that they will face the Predictor, or being told only once the boxes are on the ground—has a simple choice to make; there’s no paradox and no PD-like situation. It’s a puzzle only if you believe that there really is backwards causality.