Howie101 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I was thinking.... isn't the sentence below a paradox? "I am a compulsive liar" this has nothing to actually do with "I" myself but should be looked at as a statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman089 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 No, it's not necessarily a paradox seeing as a compulsive liar lies excessivly, not 100% of the time. A paradox would be "Everything I say is a lie", or something like that. Gamertag: King Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 just.. shut up.. oh oh! what about this: The following is false, the former is true. <-that right? Otherwise, just shush you. C'YEA H0'KAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 It's a different version of a famous Greek philosophical dilemma: "All Cretans are liars," said the Cretan. My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 just.. shut up.. oh oh! what about this: The following is false, the former is true. <-that right? Otherwise, just shush you. That's easy, the first part is true, the last part is false ;) That's what my junior high math teacher said when I showed it to her I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy5389 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 just.. shut up.. oh oh! what about this: The following is false, the former is true. <-that right? Otherwise, just shush you. That's easy, the first part is true, the last part is false ;) That's what my junior high math teacher said when I showed it to her How about, "This is an untrue statement." :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dru89 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I have a suggestion... No more thinking :). All of you :P. Lol but seriously... I would say no its not... because yeah as the person a few statements up said... "this does not mean 100%" Dru89's Last.fmDru89's TIF Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie101 Posted November 28, 2005 Author Share Posted November 28, 2005 i stolded your guitar fund idea and put up a longer term savings project runesmithie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I think people are getting confused with paradox and oxymorons. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I think people are getting confused with paradox and oxymorons. I don't think so, they seem to be almost the same thing with an oxymoron being generally much smaller and a paradox being a phrase. An apparently true statement that seems to lead to a contradiction or to circumstances that defy intuition. (logic) A self-contradictory statement. 1. A figure of speech in which two words of opposing meanings are used together to express two contrasting qualities in one concept. "Bitter-sweet" is an example of an oxymoron; memories that are bitter-sweet are both painful and pleasant to recall. 2. (non-standard) A contradiction in terms. I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I thought a paradox was something that meant/caused something, which makes it begin that original something. For example: "I eat because I'm unhappy...and I'm unhappy because I eat!" or the OUROBOROS episode of Red Dwarf. Heh, maybe I'm the confused one :) This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 I thought a paradox was something that meant/caused something, which makes it begin that original something. For example: "I eat because I'm unhappy...and I'm unhappy because I eat!" or the OUROBOROS episode of Red Dwarf. Heh, maybe I'm the confused one :) That'd be a recursive loop I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Wouldn't that be a vicious circle? You're unhappy, you eat, you get more unhappy because you eat, you eat more because you're getting more unhappy, etc. My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Wouldn't that be a vicious circle? You're unhappy, you eat, you get more unhappy because you eat, you eat more because you're getting more unhappy, etc. Hehe, it's an Austin Powers quote and Fat...person calls it a vicious circle (or cycle) :P This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruffy5389 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 The following is false, the former is true. That's easy, the first part is true, the last part is false ;) That's what my junior high math teacher said when I showed it to her Wait a second, if the second part is false, then the first part can't be true... :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elemental Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Omg... This is too confusing... You guys think too much :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Thinking is awesome though, who doesnt want to do it? C'YEA H0'KAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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