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Re: An interesting paradox for you.
- __From__: James Dreier
- __Subject__: Re: An interesting paradox for you.
- __Date__: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 03:58:56 -0600
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robert
Hutchinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Steven Jones says...
> > Why? Once 12:01 comes around, you already have the money, so you don't
> > need
> > to get flogged.
>
> Because I don't want a paradox getting in the way of my million dollars?
>
> I believe the point that several people are making is that, as a mental
> exercise, this is rather paradoxical, but, as an *actual* exercise, it
> would be a perfectly valid decision to shut off one's logic circuits
> until after 7:30, and take both the money and the flogging, simply to
> avoid any possible ambiguity.
That would work, except that I don't know how to turn off my logic
circuits.
-Jamie
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Patrick Hamlyn
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Steven Jones
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Robert Hutchinson
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Robert Hutchinson
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James Dreier
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James Dreier
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Dgates
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Patrick Hamlyn
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Robert Hutchinson
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James Dreier
- Re: An interesting paradox for you.,
Robert Hutchinson
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James Dreier
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Patrick Hamlyn
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James Dreier
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