say you have a square with the sentence "All sentences within the square are false"
is this a true or false statement? or is it neither true nor false?
2006-06-22 05:47:25 · 20 answers · asked by Mika 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The sentence is in the square by the way.
2006-06-22 05:48:22 · update #1
That goes along the lines of saying, "There is an exception to every rule"
2006-06-22 05:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Pirate_Wench 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Although this seems like a classic example of a circular question, one with no apparent conclusion, I find it possible for the sentence is a true statement. Why? Because the statement is, "all sentences within THE square" and not "all sentences within THIS square," it could be reasonable to assume that the sentence is referring to a different square (than the one it is in) in which all sentences are false. So although "the" is a more definite article than "a" or "an," it is certainly less definite than "this." Therefore, I would venture that it is not out of the realm of reason for the statement to be true. In all other situations, however, the statement could be neither true nor false.
2006-06-22 12:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by NTL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence "All sentences within the square are false." is itself a false statement, so actually the sentence inside the square is true.
2006-06-22 12:52:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
False
2006-06-22 12:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if the statement is true that would means that it is lying.
However, if the statement is false, that would make it true. Meaning that all in the square are false, which it is. So, it is a false statement.
2006-06-22 13:47:37 · answer #5 · answered by AnswerGiver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Who says that all sentences withing the square are false. Someone may disagree with that statement. Since we don't know where it's coming from we don't know. I don't know.
2006-06-22 13:20:32 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False because that IS a sentence, and it is INSIDE the square, but my answer is too silly, I guess, I still don't get it.
2006-06-22 12:50:18 · answer #7 · answered by Genio Atrapado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a false statement
2006-06-22 13:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by cj b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its tru!...even if the sentence within the square are false...they are telling the truth about it being false
2006-06-22 16:47:10 · answer #9 · answered by Maria 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) "Many apparent paradoxes can be resolved by noting that they are statements about statements, not about reality."
2) "There's no such thing as paradox. It's either a verbal contradiction, in which case you get rid of it by re-stating the proposition correctly, or it's a mechanical contradiction, in which case you simply call it an impossibility and let it go."
2006-06-22 13:34:08 · answer #10 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a false statement
2006-06-22 12:50:04 · answer #11 · answered by ♥Ani♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋