there are 2 people named jack and john. both of them have split personalities. jack in his normal state always tells the truth and in his altered state always tells lies, john in his normal state always tells a lie and in his altered state always tells the truth.
Suppose you were to meet just 1 of them, what simple yes or no question could you ask to find out what his name is?
Originally posted by Dance Master MCAre you in your altered state at the moment?
there are 2 people named jack and john. both of them have split personalities. jack in his normal state always tells the truth and in his altered state always tells lies, john in his normal state always tells a lie and in his altered state always tells the truth.
Suppose you were to meet just 1 of them, what simple yes or no question could you ask to find out what his name is?
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Originally posted by Dance Master MC"are you in your altered state?"
there are 2 people named jack and john. both of them have split personalities. jack in his normal state always tells the truth and in his altered state always tells lies, john in his normal state always tells a lie and in his altered state always tells the truth.
Suppose you were to meet just 1 of them, what simple yes or no question could you ask to find out what his name is?
Jack will say no and john will say yes 🙂
NEXT! lol
EDIT: looks like I was beaten lol
Originally posted by Dance Master MCIt doesn't matter what state they're in right now. John will always answer "yes" because he will tell the truth if he is in an altered state and lie if he is not. Jack will do the opposite, therefore always answering "no".
you don't know which state their in right now
Originally posted by whiterosei have trouble opening doors, sometimes running into them as i grab...so advanced topics like no and opposite states are "tuff"😉
It doesn't matter what state they're in right now. John will always answer "yes" because he will tell the truth if he is in an altered state and lie if he is not. Jack will do the opposite, therefore always answering "no".
Just a note regarding the answer.. What if they always believe themselves to be in their normal state?
Might it be possible for someone to "lie" and yet give the correct answer, just as it is possible for them to give an honest but incorrect answer?
Of course, if they are aware of which state they are in, it's no problem.