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THE TWO-WAY DOOMSDAY MACHINE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2015

Robin Le Poidevin
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Abstract

A thought experiment invites us to examine our intuitive beliefs about the reality of the past, the reality of the future, and our capacity to affect either, and provides a test of our attitudes towards life. Given an inescapable choice and extraordinary power, would it be our duty to destroy the whole of reality, both past and future?

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 15 , Issue 42 , Spring 2016 , pp. 9 - 14
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2015 

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