Wednesday 20 May 2009

Paradoxes : An entry inspired by Nury Vittachi

Its been a long time since I had something to write about, and I have to share this article by Nury Vittachi, an ad-man, by all accounts. I first read Vittachi in theSun, and sometimes in Reader's Digest. Read his article here.

The question is : Is the answer to this question no?

Read Eubulides too, as in:

A man says: "What I am saying now is a lie."

If the statement is true, then he is lying, even though the statement is true. If the statement is a lie, then he is not actually lying, even though the statement is a lie. Thus, if the speaker is lying, he tells the truth, and vice versa.

Wiki the guy.