Acca.371 net.math utzoo!decvax!cca!z Thu Apr 15 11:41:43 1982 Re: Newcombe's Paradox Although Bill Stewart presents the obvious compelling logical argument for choosing both boxes, the fact remains that those who follow that argument don't get the million dollars, while those who act "illogically" almost invariably do. I, for one, would choose only box B. The whole paradox seems to raise the questions: Is the universe logical? Is it deterministic? If so, is it logical and deterministic in the way we think it is? (Here we go into net.theology again...) Steve Zimmerman