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Detweiler's Paradox
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To genuinely
accept
a
future
negative
outcome as fact only to be proven wrong.
"I did nothing to ensure I was going to pass this
test
. I should have failed. Another
instance
of Detweiler's Paradox in
action
."
Detweiler's Paradox
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@gabek
December 22, 2008