Phanerothyme Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Just thought I'd match redrobbo in resurrected long gone threads, as all the new ones are rubbish. Any further thoughts on the place of paradoxes in the universe anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Hmmmm, no but having found out that there is no 42 in the thread IDs, I found this Which has no relevance to anything at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 If you believe that all new threads are rubbish isn't resurrecting an old good one rather than starting a new good one a bit of a paradox Phan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseyrosie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Tony If you believe that all new threads are rubbish isn't resurrecting an old good one rather than starting a new good one a bit of a paradox Phan? It'd be a paradox of sorts if he had said all new ones were rubbish and then started a new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 The answer (true, false) is context dependent on your level of abstraction. And if (as a human being) you are not operating at any level of abstraction, then the answer is the question is you is everything is nothing and there is no seperation ... and get ready to pop and vanish from this world forever in a puff of purple smoke. God I would make a crap philosopher ... my mind is way too lazy to think at times ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Aha, so whatever phan does, he's unable to reconcile himself from this inescapable paradox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseyrosie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Strix Hmmmm, no but having found out that there is no 42 in the thread IDs, I found this Which has no relevance to anything at all Except for making me wonder why my blue bin only collects paper, when this guy's one also sorts glass and plastics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseyrosie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 there's a vaguely relevant lateral thinking puzzle I know: An explorer was captured by a tribe whose chief decided the man should die. The chief was a very logical man and gave the explorer a choice. The explorer was to make a single statement. If it was true, he would be thrown over a high cliff. If it was false, he would be eaten by lions. What statement did the explorer make that forced the chief to let him go? (NB:-you can use either the one on the poll or another one - try and work out the other one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by noseyrosie there's a vaguely relevant lateral thinking puzzle I know: An explorer was captured by a tribe whose chief decided the man should die. The chief was a very logical man and gave the explorer a choice. The explorer was to make a single statement. If it was true, he would be thrown over a high cliff. If it was false, he would be eaten by lions. What statement did the explorer make that forced the chief to let him go? (NB:-you can use either the one on the poll or another one - try and work out the other one!) You will now feed me to the lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseyrosie Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Originally posted by Jamie You will now feed me to the lions. Indeed! It's in the easyish section of this book. I bought it years ago and just found it again and it's rather marvellous! Want another (harder) one? Am I sidetracking...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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