paradox thread

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  1. chocolatechip

    chocolatechip Now known as Neoshadow

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    this is not a paradox thread
    this sentence is false
    im not cdeling cat
     
    #1 chocolatechip, Mar 19, 2012
  2. LostAgain

    LostAgain A Pony Every Pony Should Know

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    The below is true
    the above is false
     
    #2 LostAgain, Mar 19, 2012
  3. Merri

    Merri Retired Staff / Merri Ol' Soul

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    I wonder where this spawned from.

    A Cretan sails to Greece and says to some Greek men who are standing upon the shore: "All Cretans are liars." Did he speak the truth, or did he lie?
     
    #3 Merri, Mar 19, 2012
  4. SR20DETDOG

    SR20DETDOG Living an unreal reality
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    This sentence cannot be proved. That's all I've got :derpe:

    But interestingly, you can have mathematical equivalents of such things, I'll see if I can find one.
     
    #4 SR20DETDOG, Mar 20, 2012
  5. Zephyr

    Zephyr Retired Team Member

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    I'd be on a high horse right now, but I'm not like that.
    You got the idea from Merri, who got it from me, who got it from some guy on reddit, and at the root of it all is some guy pissed off at the lot of us.

    Have some paradox-
    m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DAPH1LIJaq7A&v=APH1LIJaq7A&gl=US

    Also homestuck is chock full of em
     
    #5 Zephyr, Mar 20, 2012
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    Here's a mathematical paradox.

    1 divided by 3 = 1/3

    1/3 converted to fractions = 0.33333...

    0.33333... * 3 = 0.99999...

    0.99999... =/= 1
     
    #6 Ace_Sorou, Mar 20, 2012
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    Everything I say is a lie.
    That was a near miss.
    It's our only option.
     
    #7 Radaboy, Mar 20, 2012
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    Ace_Sorou A Pony Every Pony Should Know

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    We all should love and tolerate, but should one tolerate intolerance if intolerance would destroy the possibility of tolerance?
     
    #8 Ace_Sorou, Mar 20, 2012
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    You have the option A, B, or C. Which of these do you choose?

    A: Re-answer this question
    B: Retry this question
    C: Redo this question

    (a game you can play 'til the end of time!)
     
    #9 ThePoeticPony, Mar 20, 2012
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    A male barber shaves all and only those men who do not shave themselves. Does he shave himself?
     
    #10 Ace_Sorou, Mar 20, 2012
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    No ,he has someone else does it for him.


    If you put a box in a box.And have the box on the inside contain the one one the outside...uh..which box is containing the other?
     
    #11 Sparkypony, Mar 20, 2012
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    Does a set of all sets contain itself?

    (XD lol I got that from portal)
     
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    Echoax Greed Probably
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    If I remember correctly from my math class in College, the answer is no.
     
    #14 Genesis890, Mar 20, 2012
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    I got one but its in spanish : S
     
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    Because people like to listen/watch crap. For example, some people enjoy the movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space" despite the fact that it sucks.
     
    #16 Genesis890, Mar 20, 2012
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    Echoax Greed Probably
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    #17 Echoax, Mar 20, 2012
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    What is this joke thou speakest of? :p
     
    #18 Genesis890, Mar 20, 2012
  19. cpl.puddingpop

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    Mathematical Paradoxes=Best paradoxes

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    #19 cpl.puddingpop, Mar 20, 2012
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