A person shall post a paradox and then others will try and find out if it can be solved or broken.
Is the Following sentence True or False:
This sentence is false.
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A person shall post a paradox and then others will try and find out if it can be solved or broken.
Is the Following sentence True or False:
This sentence is false.
There are two people, one of them always tells the truth and the other always lies.
One of them claims to be lying, so which one is it?
the one that is telling the truth is lying because he is telling the truth that he is lying :p
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The line below is true
The line above is false
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I refuse to respond to this thread.
^^ A bit late I think ;)
Good work Sdcit :) But if he were telling the truth, how could he lie?
He told the truth that he lied. (I think)..
Everything I say is a lie :)
Haha, that reminded me of the Family Guy show where Peter says: "Everything I say is a lie..."... "Except for that... and that... and that... and that... and that... and that... and that... " etc. It's quite funny.
That could never happen. If he always told the truth then he would be lieing and since he always tells the truth he can't lie. So he can't ever say that.
...After your untimely death you find yourself before two identical doors guarded by two identical looking angels. You intuitively know that one door leads to hell while the other leads to heaven. You also realize that one guard is an angel who always tells the truth while the other is a devil who always tells a lie. You are able to ask one of the guards one yes/no question. What is the question you will ask that will guarantee you choosing the door to eternal bliss.
you never know.
you only know that you know when you know that you cant know.
Got any chips stashed?..Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyboy
Not sure what you mean... but I would have thought with all the math power we have here at this site you guys would have all got this one...Quote:
Originally Posted by XxKanexX
Here's a MAJOR hint: Think of this problem in terms of math... If you ask the one angel who tells the truth you multiply the answer by one ( ans * 1), if you ask the angel who lies you multiply the answer by negative one ( ans * -1)... All you need to do is formulate a question which gives a uniform answer.
Lol, what i meant was, i was asking if they had any chips stashed away..
Don't you people ever, liek, try to understand the almighty smart, witty and wise Kane?..
Ben, that's not a paradox, that's a true statement :D heheQuote:
Originally Posted by BenLand100
Ask one of them "If I asked your companion which door lead to heaven which one would he say?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyboy
And the door he says will be the one leading to hell. The other one leads to heaven.
Am i dead? i think that one will solve it for you :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyboy
Well done... the only question that remains... did you answer it or google it? Ether way good jobQuote:
Originally Posted by inferno
Are you implying that i googled it? It seemed like common sence to ask a question you knew the answer to :p.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyboy
You could have asked: Can water freeze, do fish swim, do you spell the word "bingo" B.I.N.G.O, etc...
That's the whole meaning of a paradox :DQuote:
Originally Posted by inferno
Kane you are a paradox in yourself we can never understand you.
Nope, worked it out myself :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Flyboy
But then you would only know who is lieing, you still wouldn't know which door was which :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BenLand100
my brain hurts, and i feel all funny like, inside:eek: :eek: :eek:
Code:Take an apple and cut it in half, and then cut the halves in half,
and then cut the halves of each half in half.
Theoretically, you can continue doing this until you have an infinite number of apple pieces.
The question is: "Do the pieces of apple have mass?"
because if they do and you put the pieces back together, then you have an infinitely large apple,
but if they don't, then if you put them back together there was no apple to start with.
Code:Please answer this question: "Will you answer 'No'?"
Code:One Greek said, "All Greeks are liars." Would you believe him?
Code:Two drug-traffickers are arrested for drug running and are placed in separate cells. The district attorney tells them of the following:
If both do not confess, then the district attorney will drop the drug-charges for lack of evidence, and will instead charge them with a minor offence. Both of them will get one year in jail.
If both confess, each will get five years in jail.
If either one confesses and the other remains silent, the one who confesses will be released (for turning in evidence) and the other will be jailed for ten years.
Furthermore, each of them is only concerned with getting the smallest sentence for himself. Also, since they are separated, neither of them knows the other's decision, and we assume that they are acting rationally.
If you were one of them, what would you do?
Wow, A lot of confusing stuff!Quote:
Originally Posted by jagex_fagex
Now that is some hardcore stuff, you got me thinking right of the start!Code:Take an apple and cut it in half, and then cut the halves in half,
and then cut the halves of each half in half.
Theoretically, you can continue doing this until you have an infinite number of apple pieces.
The question is: "Do the pieces of apple have mass?"
because if they do and you put the pieces back together, then you have an infinitely large apple,
but if they don't, then if you put them back together there was no apple to start with.
Yes, I will answer no?Code:Please answer this question: "Will you answer 'No'?"
Lol, me so confused:p
Hell yes, damn those greeks!! HahaCode:One Greek said, "All Greeks are liars." Would you believe him?
If I was one of them, I would bribe the district with my drugs!!Code:Two drug-traffickers are arrested for drug running and are placed in separate cells. The district attorney tells them of the following:
If both do not confess, then the district attorney will drop the drug-charges for lack of evidence, and will instead charge them with a minor offence. Both of them will get one year in jail.
If both confess, each will get five years in jail.
If either one confesses and the other remains silent, the one who confesses will be released (for turning in evidence) and the other will be jailed for ten years.
Furthermore, each of them is only concerned with getting the smallest sentence for himself. Also, since they are separated, neither of them knows the other's decision, and we assume that they are acting rationally.
If you were one of them, what would you do?
Haha, are these answerable? I really want to see some of these answers!!
It would depend on the other person. If i knew them to be logical and itelligent I would remain silent because i know they would figure i would do the same. however if he was illogical and irrational I would confess so that both of us get 5 years because I know he would.Quote:
Originally Posted by jagex_fagex