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Philip027 posted...

What I do has absolutely no bearing on whether or not I get a million dollars (literally; I have no choice but to take box B which is the only one that might have $1m) because that's entirely up to the being's prediction which I have no knowledge or control over, so I might as well take both boxes and at least guarantee myself $1k. If it ends up being $1.001m instead, cool.

Not really getting how this is supposed to be a brainteaser in the slightest, unless someone is just not understanding the situation entirely. The only choice really being offered to me is "Along with the chance for a million dollars, would you like a free thousand dollars, or not?" which... isn't exactly something to agonize over.

The bullshit is in the "accurate prediction".

The money is already in there or not, so your decision should not change this at all.

But because his prediction is so perfectly accurate, the decision you will make in the future, already changed the money the alien put into the box in the past.

Logic states that the money will be in there or not, doesn't matter what you do, so better take both.But the setup of the reliable prediction defies this logic.

Taking A and B will always give you 1000$ more, no matter the prediction, but with choosing B, the prediction is supposed to change, giving you the million.