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This. Constraining the demon to two responses can't work. The demon needs to be able to give an answer with at least as much information as the entire universe'
by russellsprouts 12y ago
This. Constraining the demon to two responses can't work. The demon needs to be able to give an answer with at least as much information as the entire universe's state -- not yes or no answers. The issue with the person only exists because the person's actions cannot be represented with a single bit of information. But the person cannot hope to outsmart the demon if it's response has more bits of information than the person can possibly respond with.
- tehwalrus 12y agoI think the best summary is: The disproof assumes free will, but Laplace's universe assumes free will is an illusion. Devise an experiment to work out which is right -- a Laplace demon, if such a thing can exist, is probably a good experiment to test this.