Guest Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 1. A man was walking along a path when a troll jumped out. The troll then said "If you speak the truth, then I will kill you with a spell, if you speak a lie, then I will kill you with a Sword." When the man said his sentance, the troll, honest to his word, let the man go. What did he say. ---edit: accidentally wrote spell instead of sword--- 2. A man was murdered, four suspects each have different claims. Jones-Chris did it Chris-Jackalynabaplyn did it Robert-I am innocent Jackalynabaplyn-Chris lies. If only one speaks the truth, who did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 1) "Hello" 2) [*]If Chris did it then Jones and Robert are telling the truth, so Chris didn't do it[/*:m:79192] [*]If Jackalynabaplyn did it then Chris and Robert are telling the truth, so Jackalynabaplyn didn't do it Leaving Robert as the only one. If he did it, then only Jackalynabaplyn is telling the truth.[/*:m:79192] Jones-Chris did it Chris-Jackalynabaplyn did it Robert-I am innocent Jackalynabaplyn-Chris lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 2) [*]If Chris did it then Jones and Robert are telling the truth, so Chris didn't do it[/*:m:39800] [*]If Jackalynabaplyn did it then Chris and Robert are telling the truth, so Jackalynabaplyn didn't do it Leaving Robert as the only one. If he did it, then only Jackalynabaplyn is telling the truth.[/*:m:39800] Jones-Chris did it Chris-Jackalynabaplyn did it Robert-I am innocent Jackalynabaplyn-Chris lies. Yep. 1) "Hello" Nope, his one sentance was, you will kill me with a sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 'You will kill me with your sword.' If he does get killed with the sword then it would not be a lie If he gets killed by a spell then he has lied in the statement. Thus in this paradox the Troll gets confused and explodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 unreality Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Before he explodes he vents troll brain out of his ears its a lovely sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 He says, "I am lying." Which doesn't have a truth value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1. A man was walking along a path when a troll jumped out. The troll then said
"If you speak the truth, then I will kill you with a spell, if you speak a lie, then I will kill you with a Sword."
When the man said his sentance, the troll, honest to his word, let the man go.
What did he say.
---edit: accidentally wrote spell instead of sword---
2. A man was murdered, four suspects each have different claims.
Jones-Chris did it
Chris-Jackalynabaplyn did it
Robert-I am innocent
Jackalynabaplyn-Chris lies.
If only one speaks the truth, who did it?
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