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minus-squarekibiz0rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoPro tip: Instead of: “Is this the road to the wizard?” Ask: “Are you the kind of person who could claim this is the road to the wizard?” The truth-teller and liar will both give the same answer.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoExcept they were both lying about their lying abilities and can lie or tell the truth whenever they want
minus-squarekibiz0rlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOr they can decide to lie or tell the truth, but a mysterious curse forces them to do the opposite as they go to form the words. Not sure Nelson Goodman had a general solution for that one.
Pro tip:
Instead of: “Is this the road to the wizard?”
Ask: “Are you the kind of person who could claim this is the road to the wizard?”
The truth-teller and liar will both give the same answer.
Except they were both lying about their lying abilities and can lie or tell the truth whenever they want
Or they can decide to lie or tell the truth, but a mysterious curse forces them to do the opposite as they go to form the words.
Not sure Nelson Goodman had a general solution for that one.