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Alice made the following statements:

1) John and James are friends.

2) The previous statement is false.

Given that all her statements are true, are John and James friends after all?

Yes It is a paradox No

Mohammad Farhat by Mohammad Farhat , 16, Singapore

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Mohammad Farhat
Aug 21, 2018

The problem comes with the second statement.

It is given that she is true but she says she is not true so it is a contradiction and thus a paradox.

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"Don't believe me" is not a statement that is either true or false. It's a command. "Don't listen to me" is another such command that isn't necessarily "true or false".

Michael Mendrin - 2 years, 9 months ago

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