Logic Puzzle - Raymond Smullyan

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There is a question I could ask you that has a definite correct answer - either yes or no - but it is logically impossible for you to give the correct answer. You might know what the correct answer is, but you cannot give it. Anybody other than you might possibly be able to give the correct answer, but you cannot! Can you figure out what question I could have in mind?

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bvw 4 years, 3 months ago
My favorite logic puzzle is one from Knot Theory. It was effectively solved by an impetuos young man named Alexander from Macedonia.

Self-reference is in a way, a proof of life. I think Godel said that.
catrice 4 years, 3 months ago
Self-referential statements ruin logic. It's not interesting, though.
bvw 4 years, 3 months ago
@Hunterz1200, you understood my answer?
catrice 4 years, 3 months ago
bvw, on the other hand, perhaps people should answer, because most people don't scroll to the comments if they know they'll see what they don't want to see.
hunterz1200 4 years, 3 months ago
Yes, yes I can.
bvw 5 years, 11 months ago
Can you not answer this question, please? Let folks think about it by themselves.

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