Every event has multiple causes, and what causes you point out is not such important as you seem to think. In Newcomb, Omega’s decision and your one-or-two-boxing are both ultimately consequences of the state of the world before the scenario has started.
The only difference between Newcomb and the lesion is that in case of 100% effective lesion, there will be no correlation between having read about EDT and smoking. And in a world where there was such a correlation, one should start believing in fate.
Every event has multiple causes, and what causes you point out is not such important as you seem to think. In Newcomb, Omega’s decision and your one-or-two-boxing are both ultimately consequences of the state of the world before the scenario has started.
The only difference between Newcomb and the lesion is that in case of 100% effective lesion, there will be no correlation between having read about EDT and smoking. And in a world where there was such a correlation, one should start believing in fate.