Liar paradox
This statement is false.
Please explain above.
If it is true, then "This statement is false" is true. Therefore, it must be false. The hypothesis that it is true leads to the conclusion that it is false, a contradiction.
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Liar paradox
This statement is false.Please explain above.
If it is true, then "This statement is false" is true. Therefore, it must be false. The hypothesis that it is true leads to the conclusion that it is false, which is a contradiction.
I will be waiting for your
I like your post! It made me think about what you wrote!
My question would be - Does 'This statement is false' refer to itself, or does it refer to an unseen sentence that preceded it?
For example. Statement: Black is White. This statement is false. Therefore the statement is not true but the second sentence is correct (rather than true). [this is still going around in my head!]
Good post!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_paradox
expands further on this. I think, personally, that language has its limits and one must be careful about the 'universe of reference' when speaking. A paradox is like a linguistic knot and sometimes when we try to untie it we find sets which refer, invalidly, to themselves. This, Bertrand Russell discovered. I think he was right.
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