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Originally posted by wittywonkaThread 20591
I just wanted to create a thread solely devoted to paradoxes...
For example, I'll start it off with an old favorite...Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Feel free to discuss them or add one to the list...
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A barber says, "I shave anyone who does not shave himself, and no one else." But does the barber shave himself? If he does, then he mustn't, because he doesn't shave men who shave themselves. But then he doesn't, so he must, because he shaves anyone who doesn't shave himself... Both possibilities lead to a contradiction.
Originally posted by HandyAndyI love that one .. there is also one about angels and making a choice .. does that ring any bells?
A barber says, "I shave anyone who does not shave himself, and no one else." But does the barber shave himself? If he does, then he mustn't, because he doesn't shave men who shave themselves. But then he doesn't, so he must, because he shaves anyone who doesn't shave himself... Both possibilities lead to a contradiction.
Originally posted by HandyAndyYes .. something like that .. As I remember you are in purgatory and are given a choice by an angel but you don't know whether the angel is good or fallen .. maybe I'm mixing my riddles 🙄
Vaguely. Is that the one about the sure-thing principle and choosing between heaven and hell? I can't recall the details.
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Originally posted by HandyAndySimple... the barber doesn't need to shave herself.
A barber says, "I shave anyone who does not shave himself, and no one else." But does the barber shave himself? If he does, then he mustn't, because he doesn't shave men who shave themselves. But then he doesn't, so he must, because he shaves anyone who doesn't shave himself... Both possibilities lead to a contradiction.
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