I reported the “coarse” results which lumps together “don’t know,” “insufficiently familiar to answer,” and several others. Here are the fine data for undergraduates:
Newcomb’s problem: one box or two boxes?
Insufficiently familiar with the issue 114 / 217 (52.5%)
Lean toward: one box 22 / 217 (10.1%)
Accept: one box 18 / 217 (8.3%)
Lean toward: two boxes 18 / 217 (8.3%)
Accept: two boxes 17 / 217 (7.8%)
Skip 13 / 217 (6.0%)
Agnostic/undecided 9 / 217 (4.1%)
There is no fact of the matter 2 / 217 (0.9%)
Accept an intermediate view 2 / 217 (0.9%)
Reject both 2 / 217 (0.9%)
What is this “Other” that’s so popular that more than half of the people choose it?
I reported the “coarse” results which lumps together “don’t know,” “insufficiently familiar to answer,” and several others. Here are the fine data for undergraduates:
Newcomb’s problem: one box or two boxes?
Insufficiently familiar with the issue 114 / 217 (52.5%) Lean toward: one box 22 / 217 (10.1%) Accept: one box 18 / 217 (8.3%) Lean toward: two boxes 18 / 217 (8.3%) Accept: two boxes 17 / 217 (7.8%) Skip 13 / 217 (6.0%) Agnostic/undecided 9 / 217 (4.1%) There is no fact of the matter 2 / 217 (0.9%) Accept an intermediate view 2 / 217 (0.9%) Reject both 2 / 217 (0.9%)
The most charitable interpretation for that would be ‘not sure’.
It allows for brave rebellion against the establishment without the need to actually state what you’re rebelling for.
No, it’s mainly people who weren’t familiar enough with the problem to have a view.