If today were "Opposite Day," when everything means its opposite, then does that mean it ISN'T Opposite Day?

Question

If you answer "no," do you really mean "Yes, it isn't Opposite Day," and would that mean that it is?

Or, is you answer "yes," would that mean, "No, it is Opposite Day," and would that be a lie?

Be careful how you answer; is your answer the answer you really want to give, or its opposite?

Moderate Professor: My guess is, you're the type of guy who goes around popping children's balloons and telling them there's no Santa Claus while stealing their candy.

Answer 1

Whoa man, heavyyy...lol. I'm just freakin' confused now.

I would say it isn't really opposite day. (But I really mean that it is, but since it is opposite day then I had to say it isn't.)

Answer 2

If my assumption is correct that you have posted this question while in a location whose time zone differs from mine, then my reply would be "No" but it would still translate to "It is Opposite Day where you are right now" as the negation caused by the Opposite Day will not apply to me simply because it is not Opposite Day today.

Answer 3

let me try, if anything cannot BE and NOT BE at the same in the same respect, then we would be talking only about meanings. the problem is that we cannot assume something to be real (it exists in the world) while it is only possible in the logical sense (it exists in the mind).
when i answer YES, it is only logically, or rationally.
when i answer NO, it is only because it is opposite day really.
if we make a reality out of logically inferred things, we get into trouble and fallacy.

Answer 4

Double Negation cancels itself, so If you say it's Opposite day in Opposite day, it automatically becomes not Opposite day. Now if you're thinking it's not Opposite day in Opposite then is the Right day on Opposite day, therefore still opposite. The answer is Yes, do I make myself clear? lol :-)

Answer 5

Imagine the essense of the existence of opposite day not being subjected to the oppositeness of opposite day, but rather, the oppositeness causing the opposite of all non-opposite days.

Answer 6

you would say that it isn't opposite day on opposite day, but the one thing that is law on opposite day is that despite what you're required to say, it truely is opposite day. due to time zone differences, your opposite day is different than mine so don't reverse my words

Answer 7

this is a typical liars paradox:)

if someone tells you "i lie", how do you know if he's telling the truth or lying? think about this one a little...

logically, the sentence is neither true nor false:)

Answer 8

....yes? It is opposite day.. What kind of question is that????

Answer 9

Still there's no denying that you and a kindergartner could have one helluva-time playing this little game.

Answer 10

I have often wondered this only about Bizzaro world...I think you are right