Newcomb's Paradox Needs a Demon
Summary
Sam Estep critiques Veritasium's treatment of Newcomb's paradox, arguing that the nature of the predictor (demon, computer, or psychologist) crucially changes the problem. The post discusses Laplace's demon, the role of past accuracy, and independent assumptions about the predictor, citing Nozick and quantum strategy literature, and concludes that the paradox remains an open, debate-worthy topic.