What’s expected of us (2005)

Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by inimino on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @01:59AM (#25120947)

Then the light doesn't come on (at least until you start to entertain the idea of hitting the button after all...).

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Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by praptak on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:20AM (#25121047)

My point is that this device proves more than non-existence of free will. It requires inability to react to visual stimulus within 1 second timeframe.

I mean I can construct a robot which does the same - moves its arm towards the button and only stops when either the button is pressed or the light comes on.

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Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by TeMPOraL on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:28AM (#25121076)

You say you can construct such robot, but in fact, you can't. That's because if you could, then it would cause a paradox with a predictor. So you can't (though it may be fun watching you try).

Don't mess with time travel.

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Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by praptak on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:33AM (#25121362)

My point exactly - the existence of the Predictor proves more than lack of free will. It's lack of free will, so we are automatons that respond to stimuli in a deterministic way, sure.

But there are also some strong restrictions on the set of reactions that are allowed, for example none of them can lead to a functioning counter-predictor robot.

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Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by hvdfhbj on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:09AM (#25121247)

I spent way too long thinking about this and getting annoyed before remembering that Predictors aren't real.

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Re:What’s expected of us (2005) by jerome-jh on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @03:15AM (#25121279)

They are real and this is the future of advertising.

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