I believe this statement contradicts itself because to say nothing is true would mean that saying nothing is true is untrue.
Because nothing is true so how can the above be true.
2006-07-10 08:20:43 · 11 answers · asked by StealthShadow 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
it's a lot harder to disprove the statement everything is true
2006-07-10 08:44:02 · update #1
It's called the Liar Paradox
2006-07-10 08:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its a depends on what you mean by nothing and truth. Because it could go either way. But all explain it in my terms if you don't mind. If you where to say nothing is true then that would mean everything is true. To me its just a word game and not to be put into the really world as truth, lol. Because you can't have something with out nothing. But if you where asking it in the scents on what your conclusion going on for ever then we are back where we started. So then we can put it in a really world scents because that's how the world works for me. Every thing is a constant, more or less.
2006-07-10 08:36:44 · answer #2 · answered by Gumby G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are correct in your thinking. The statement "nothing is true" can be viewed as impossible from two angles.
1. There is no such thing as "nothing", so there is no way "nothing" can be true.
2. If no statements are true, then the statement "no statements are true" must be false, which means that some statement must be true.
2006-07-10 08:25:19 · answer #3 · answered by Dregaron S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a contradiction, and a paradox, such as saying "everything I say is a lie", which just goes round in a circle ("everything I say is a lie", which is a lie, therefore they are telling the truth, which means that it is true that everything they say is a lie, but then it's a lie).
2006-07-10 08:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by sashmead2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember that the Truth of all truths is not necessarily a member of its own category. therefore the truth of the state of the world may be that all truths are false. Also, lets not fall into Wittgensteinian language games, if the state of the world is one way than even if that way is logically contradictory it is still that way.
2006-07-10 08:30:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could play with the word "true". How do you prove truth? This could then break down to "Nothing is absolutely proveable".
Just a thought to play with.
2006-07-10 08:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by chrisbrown_222 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yeah that is a paradox the most famous of this kind is
"Now i'm teling a lie"
(what you asked seems like a derivate of that)
2006-07-10 08:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by elven_force 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing isn't true, except to the observer.
2006-07-10 08:25:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I can't think of anything to add your reasoning.
2006-07-10 08:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by silondan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
saying,"nothing is true" is lying. there is one thing that will always hold true, i.e. "I AM NOW."
2006-07-10 08:39:05 · answer #10 · answered by bmfnw72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋