[Guest]

I've noticed a pattern on the new puzzle forum, and wanted to bring it forward for discussion.

It seems as if every time a confounding riddle is posted, especially if its difficulty stems from ambiguity of meaning in the riddle's phrasing, one or more people eventually guess that the answer to the riddle is God. Similarly, one of the other most common incorrect guesses I have seen on the forum is emotion. I think that, much like the phenomenon of bringing up Nazis as postulated by Godwin's Law, the longer a riddle goes unsolved, the more likely it is that someone will say "the answer is God."

The issues I would like to address are these:

1) Do you agree or disagree and your reasoning behind your response

2) What are the practical and philosophical implications of this? Does this correlation apply to questions other than riddles, or, in fact, any unanswerable question?

[akaslickster]

Umb, #1 =I agree that somewhat you are correct. I personally dont use it. It seems that it is used to cover all bases of the question as most are taught almighty etc. #2. Your guess is as good as mine. Signing off RE: akaslicksters' Law......over &out

Edited June 12, 2008 by akaslickster

[Guest]

i dont think so a lot of ppl on here are athiest(just look at religous debate!)

[Guest]

Is the answer GOD?

[Guest]

The unsolveabe has always been "God did it" but i think any hint at supernatural or minor link to it is the God answer, and the devil if it has a hint of evil

Also most math ones lean towards Zero or catch question

Alphabet ones seem to have many possible answers frustratingly

[Guest]

Is the answer GOD?

[Guest]

This sorta goes back to medevil times whene people said the unexplainable was god. Like an electric shock, or metals reacting with eachother in an unexplainable way.