But you aren’t allowed to cause a paradox while ignorant any more than while informed. From a determinist viewpoint, your actions are already constrained.
That’s true. When I first considered the situation, it seemed obvious to me that accessing the information could have a controlling effect on your own behavior, but on further reflection it shouldn’t actually matter. However, it would still be able destroy one’s illusions of freedom of choice, which would probably be discomforting, if not actually tactically disadvantageous.
But you aren’t allowed to cause a paradox while ignorant any more than while informed. From a determinist viewpoint, your actions are already constrained.
That’s true. When I first considered the situation, it seemed obvious to me that accessing the information could have a controlling effect on your own behavior, but on further reflection it shouldn’t actually matter. However, it would still be able destroy one’s illusions of freedom of choice, which would probably be discomforting, if not actually tactically disadvantageous.