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Title: try to figure this one out?
Post by: katia on September 15, 2007, 08:32:19 PM
Post by: katia on September 15, 2007, 08:32:19 PM
The statement below is false.
The statement above is true.
What statement is true?
thank you to selegne (my gf) for the idea.
The statement above is true.
What statement is true?
thank you to selegne (my gf) for the idea.
Title: Re: try to figure this one out?
Post by: Jeannette on September 15, 2007, 09:46:56 PM
Post by: Jeannette on September 15, 2007, 09:46:56 PM
An expression that I came across sometime ago is "trying is lying". There is a difference in trying to figure out and actually figuring out. Watch when you hear people in your life use "try". Both statements are problematic as they both begin as assertions that are untested and accepted as true.
As "the statement below is false" is the first premise which proves to be false. Any false premise can lead to a false conclusion. The issue for us is, why do we accept and believe the first statement as true without first testing the veracity of the claim. Or, by asking these questions, you created a paradox. In maintaining two conflicting statements/beliefs as true, you created a conflict in our thinking.
As "the statement below is false" is the first premise which proves to be false. Any false premise can lead to a false conclusion. The issue for us is, why do we accept and believe the first statement as true without first testing the veracity of the claim. Or, by asking these questions, you created a paradox. In maintaining two conflicting statements/beliefs as true, you created a conflict in our thinking.