Friday, June 19, 2009
" I am lying. " True or false?
Friday, June 19, 2009
Do you think I am speaking the truth or telling a lie? This simple sentence is a simple liar yet a complicated one so I do not think any of you can answer this question cause there is no answer to this question. This sentence is an example of a liar paradox. This sentence may be true or false and therefore lead to a contradiction. If you are really lying, then it means you are lying about what you are saying right now so it means you are saying the truth right now. But if you are telling the truth right now, how can you be lying at the same time? Since this sentence is one or other, it is both! So it leads back to a contradiction as you still do not know whether I am lying or not. Even right now, I am confused about this liar paradox and don't understand what I am talking about. You have to think carefully about this sentence and give it some thoughts on what it is talking about. So if people ask you something like that next time, tell them they are contradicting themselves!
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