> the problem is that experience does not map to reality in all situations There is no way to know the reality until after the decision to take the marshmallow

> the problem is that experience does not map to reality in all situations There is no way to know the reality until after the decision to take the marshmallow, one always has to make the decision and the decision is going to be based on prior experience. That is how all our minds work. "Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different outcomes" and that sort of thing.