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Re: Figure This One Out... Kinda Neat
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:34:56 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:

> >  This is a restating of the "Liar Paradox" a la "Everything I say is a
> > lie."  If I recall my Logic course correctly, a statement of that sort has
> > no distinct truth value one way or the other, in that (in context) it cannot
> > be definably true or definably false.  Can anyone else confirm this?
> 
> I agree. c.f. Goedel.

   I'm sorry, but my knowledge of Goedel is incomplete.

     Dave!



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  Re: Figure This One Out... Kinda Neat
 
(...) Mine is inconsistent. Andrew (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
  Re: Figure This One Out... Kinda Neat
 
(...) I wasn't able to predict you'd say that, given the premises available to me in this frame of reference! ++Lar (26 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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(...) I agree. c.f. Goedel. This statement has the truth value "undecidable" (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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