Or is this impossible?
2006-11-07 06:35:49 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, it is quite possible. IN fact ANY system will have such a statement.
For an example see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_hypothesis#Impossibility_of_proof_and_disproof
2006-11-07 06:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is most certainly possible for something to be both true and false at the same time, due to difference in opinion and fluctuation in emotion. For example, it may be true to a Catholic that there is a God, but the same statement would be false to an aetheist. On the other hand, if you were to say "Is it possible for a FACT to be both true and false" rather than "Is it possible for SOMETHING", then the answer would be no.
2006-11-07 08:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by toxicPoison 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the two things are exact opposites, it would be impossible to be both true and false at the same time.
2006-11-07 06:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
If it is false it can't be true.
If it is true it can't be false.
The only thing I can think of that can be true and false at the same time is a poorly written True/false question that is so vague the teacher would have to accept either one as the correct answer. Either way, you'll get it right.
2006-11-07 06:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is true that I am married but is false that I am in a living marriage to my husband
Is is true that my husband thinks he is my children's father: It is false that there could be any biological link between my kids and my husband
It's true that my mother in law acts like the devil it false if anyone thinks she can't be the devil
Yep I would say something can be true and false at the same time
2006-11-07 07:16:39 · answer #5 · answered by Cherry Berry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simultaneously, it's impossible. After the matter, it is possible. A true or false statement can hold its form as true or false at that moment. When it is proven to hold true from false or false from true, then the impossible has now become...possible as factually proven to hold its supported grounds and replace the unsupported statement.
2006-11-07 06:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by Smahteepanties 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some obvious things are simply true, or false. But there are many gray areas where true or false is no more than a matter of opinion.
2006-11-07 06:41:13 · answer #7 · answered by flip4449 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something can indeed be false and true simultaneously. Such a thing is called a paradox, and, usually, in the study of logic, one assumes that it means we have made some error in how we are asking the question.
2006-11-07 07:33:01 · answer #8 · answered by The Armchair Explorer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's possible for the simple fact that anything is possible. Plus, sometimes some things can have some truth to them yet also be false.
2006-11-07 06:47:40 · answer #9 · answered by sws_classic_caramel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no...
No, it's a logical fallacy, an impossibility. If something is true, for instance, by it's nature it can not be false or it is not true.
2006-11-07 06:39:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that something is "i",i am both true and false.
True for the world,but false for i.
2006-11-07 06:49:44 · answer #11 · answered by watcher 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋