Talk:Minority Report
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In article, it is said: "Like many time travel stories,"... but this is not a time travel story, so this is misleading.Saigon from europe 12:59, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
- I read that line as "Like many time travel stories, this story about people with the ability to see into the future questions the existance of free will." It doesn't say that Minority Report, itself, is a time travel story, but that it addresses the same philosphical questions many time travel stories also touch on. (And yeah - I know that comment was ancient.) — Indi [ talk ] 21:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
- Editing for other content, clarified this as well - ChaunceyMo
[edit] The Minority Report
Since the title of the short story (as opposed from the movie or books of collection including the story) actually is The Minority Report, I propose that this article be moved to The Minority Report. --193.11.177.69 14:26, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. No reason to call this article Minority Report when the title of the short story is The Minority Report. It may seem like a subtle difference, but you might as well call the Blade Runner article Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?. DT29 01:38, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Incorrect Summary?
If I remember correctly (can't find my copy of the book right now, unfortunately) the premise in the book was that the "minority report" issue only arose when it was the commissioner who would be found guilty. This worked as follows:
* The first precog said, "Yes, he will kill the man." * The second precog said, "Since he has the knowledge from the first precog, he will not kill the man." * The third precog said, "Since he has the knowledge from the first and second precogs, he will, in fact, kill the man."
I'm not one hundred percent sure that that's right, though, so I'm hesitant to change it; does anyone who has a copy of the book handy care to comment? 70.16.57.154 03:12, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
