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Logic Can Be Fun - Or Can It?	Bradd	10/31/05
Read the following sentence. "This statement is a lie". Is the sentence a lie or not a lie? If it's a lie, then the sentence is not a lie. If it's not a lie, then the sentence is a lie. True or false, in place of lie, works too.
Clarification/Follow-up by Bradd on 10/31/05 6:28 pm: slight correction: for the quibblers - change "sentence" to "statement" - avoiding problems. Actually, either way is ok, but.........you know. Quibblers and all. Clarification/Follow-up by Oldstillwild on 11/04/05 9:40 am: Jim.McGinness wrote,giving examples: "What about the following example? A) The next statement, labeled "B", is true. B) The previous statement, labeled "A", is false." I call this bad interpreting wishfull thinking.
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Oldstillwild		11/01/05
Well....,I am not impressed at all. I am not going to quibble. This sentence is a lie. To consider it as a lie or not is kind of inbreeding.And we all know,that thats not a sound thing to do. This sentence is a lie , doesnt say or mean anything in itself or about itself or whatever.Its just a statement,lacking reference.Or at least suggesting,that it is referring to an earlier/other statement or sentence. All those articles and books on Liar paradox........what a waste!

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