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Question: Precognition vs probability!?
suppose 2 people with superpowers fight each other
A has the power to see the future!. He can predict what is to come and what how the future will change according to his actions!.
and B has the power to twart Luck!. He can make himself extremely lucky and his opponent extremely unlucky to the extend that a meteor can suddenly become a homing missle against A!.
What are the odds that one of them will win!? Is it a one sided match or can there be a fierce battle of wits and power!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
How far into the future can A see!.!.!.!.!. if it is thirty seconds then that is not so great!. If it is a year and a half then he wins!.
A might be able to see the threat by B before the even meet, in which case A could simply kill B without B even knowing what was happening!.
Though I suppose if he is very lucky then A would accidentally slip and fall on his own knife before plunging it into B's back!.!.!.!.!.
hmmm!.!. what I originally thought was simple is becoming trickier the more I think about it!. I am still going for A but now I am not so sure!. Now this is going to bother me!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
B should talk A into going to Las Vegas!. It would go like this!. "Hey A why are we fighting you can see into the future and I'm extremely lucky!. Let's go to Las Vegas and get rich or if you don't like the climate there let's try Wall street"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
If A can see the future then it doesn't matter what kind of luck he/she or B has because A could react accordingly to anything that will happen!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
The odds that one of them will win is about the same as the odds that humans with such superpowers exist!.Www@QuestionHome@Com