How does Newcomb’s problem confuse more that illuminate? It illustrates a problem/paradox. We would not be aware of that paradox were it not for the hypothetical.
The danger is that you can use a hypothetical to illustrate a paradox that isn’t really a paradox, because its preconditions are impossible. A famous example: Suppose you’re driving a car at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights. What do you see?
The danger is that you can use a hypothetical to illustrate a paradox that isn’t really a paradox, because its preconditions are impossible. A famous example: Suppose you’re driving a car at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights. What do you see?
This is a danger. Good point.