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Is The Answer to This Question 'No'?

Discussion in 'Archived Threads 2001-2004' started by Morgan Jolley, Jun 17, 2002.

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  1. 1 Jun 17, 2002
    Morgan Jolley

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    So is it? I've been wondering about this for a while. If someone asked you "Is the answer to this question 'no'?" what would you say? If you say yes, then you should be saying no, but if you say no, then you should be saying yes. If you say something else, like "I don't know" then it wouldn't really be an answer...

    So what's the answer???
     
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    MickeS

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    I answer this type of question with a sentence. "That is correct, the answer is 'no'". Problem solved.

    /mike
     
  3. 3 Jun 17, 2002
    Cameron Seaman

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    yes, a falling tree doesn't make a sound if no one is around, sometimes.
     
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    Jason Seaver

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    Perhaps not.
     
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    Bill Catherall

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    a: "Turn left?"
    b: "Right."
    a: "Right?"
    b: "No."
    a: "Left?"
    b: "Right!"
     
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    Clinton McClure

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    It depends...
     
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    Patrick Sun

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    What's the question?
     
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    Cees Alons

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    Yes, you're right, it's "no".
    Or in the other case: No, it's definitely "yes".

    I don't see a problem. Those are two different questions, so they can easily have different answers. You just have to make clear to which questions your answer applies (or to which question which part of your answer).

    Cees
     
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    BrianW

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    I hate questions like this. Every time my robot manservant hears a circular-logic question like this, his logic circuits overload, and his head explodes.

    I lose more robots that way.
     
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    Scott Merryfield

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    Who's on first?
     
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    Henry Gale

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    "You are correct sir!"
     
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    Steve Enemark

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    I dunno
     
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    Patrick Sun

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    "How do you feel about your mother?"
     
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    Dana Fillhart

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    I plead the fifth.

    But if I told you that the phrase "The sentence in single quotes, 'The sentence in double-quotes is false,' is true" is itself false, would you believe me?
     
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    isobel meldar

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    I am a liar.
     
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    Wayne Bundrick

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    Jeff Kleist

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    If you're talking to a company rep, No means no and "No comment" means yes [​IMG]
     
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    Jeremy Stockwell

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    This sentence does not have seven words.

    JS
     
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