The Two Guards (a 2000-year-old classic)?

Question

You stand at a fork in the road. Next to each of the two forks, there stands a guard. You know the following things: 1. One path leads to Paradise, the other to Death. From where you stand, you cannot distinguish between the two paths. Worse, once you start down a path, you cannot turn back. 2. One of the two guards always tells the truth. The other guard always lies. Unfortunately, it is impossible for you to distinguish between the two guards.
You have permission to ask one guard one question to ascertain which path leads to Paradise. Remember that you do not know which guard you're asking -- the truth-teller or the liar -- and that this single question determines whether you live or die. The question is: What one question asked of one guard guarantees that you are led onto the path to Paradise, regardless of which guard you happen to ask?

Answer 1

Ummmmm......which way is up?

Answer 2

O.K.. I'm not sure of the exact wording, I'm remembering something I heard a long time ago.

You can ask either one of them this question "If I ask (the other guard) if he were guarding the road to paradise what would he tell me?"

If you're asking the liar and he says "Yes." then you know the other road is not the paradise road because he would have to lie about what the truth teller would tell you. If however, you were talking to the truth teller then he would have to tell you the truth about the false answer that the liar would give you. Convoluted, I know but I can't figure out a better way to write it.

Answer 3

"if i asked the other guard which path goes to paradise, which path would he point to?" then you take the other one

Answer 4

Are u guarding?
obviously the 1 who always lies will say no & the 1 who always tel the truth will say yes.I mean really how easy is that!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Answer 5

I got nothin'