If the all-knowing entity predicts what you’re going to pick, and you pick B, it should’ve predicted that correctly and put 1 million dollars in the box. So why is there debate surrounding which box to pick, and why do some people think they should pick both boxes?
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Here’s another way of looking at it: if the predictor has predicted that you will only pick B, then you are better off picking both. If the predictor has predicted that you will pick both, then you are still better off picking both. So in all possible circumstances, you’re better off picking both.
And here’s another way of looking at it: if the predictor really is so good at predicting what you will do, then clearly you don’t have much capacity to make a choice in the first place.
> So why is there debate surrounding which box to pick
It’s partly due to ambiguity in how the paradox is stated, and partly down to different views about how causality and free will work.
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