2006-08-14 07:46:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Paradoxical; it's neither true nor false for obvious reasons.
2006-08-14 07:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by -j. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True.
It doesn't lead to a paradox because humans are not consistent liars by nature. I.e. human liars sometimes lie and sometimes tell the truth. If a man say he's lying, he's admitting to being an inconsistent (i.e. human) liar.
Now we have to possibilities:
1) he really is an inconsistent liar and therefore he's telling the truth
2) he's not an inconsistent liar and therefore he's lying about being a liar, which is impossible
So only the first possibility can be true.
2006-08-14 16:08:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is certain he is lying, then he's telling the true. If he's speaking the truth and yet make that statement, he's lying.
2006-08-18 12:07:46 · answer #3 · answered by CherryBam.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be true or false. Because man's saying is based on his knowledge or conscience and if that goes wrong, his "true" is "false" and "false" is "true"
2006-08-18 00:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by latterviews 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A paradox like that killed the android Norman in an old Star Trek episode.
2006-08-14 14:55:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
true..but also false. Damn good ques by the way. U deserve 10 pts btw
2006-08-14 15:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by chikoko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if a man says he is lying to you then he is telling you the truth about him lying!
2006-08-18 04:13:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True
2006-08-14 14:49:59 · answer #8 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its true bcuz mayb the man finally want 2 b trueful and not hurtful
2006-08-14 14:52:01 · answer #9 · answered by tuzsday r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epimenides had this paradox about 3,000 years ago. He never got to the bottom of it.
2006-08-14 17:53:27 · answer #10 · answered by noodles_the_clown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋