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12Oct2009
Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:27AM
The following is NOT a Liar’s Paradox
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stmt1: Following statement is false; stmt2: Preceding statement is false;
Explanation:
It has the following possible solutions:
Take row 1: Stmt 2 is true, Stmt 1 is false. What Paradox? Take row 2: Stmt 2 is false, Stmt 1 is true. What Paradox?
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The following IS a Liar’s Paradox
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stmt3: Following statement is true; stmt4: Preceding statement is false;
Explanation:
Take row 1: stmt3 is true, therefore stmt4 is true, therefore stmt3 is false. Now row 2: stmt3 is false, therefore stmt4 is false, therefore stmt3 is true.
Completely un-decidable.
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