Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Can you think of a question that is true and false at the same time?

everything I tell you is a lieCan you think of a question that is true and false at the same time?
Questions cannot be true or false, so instead of ';question';, I will read ';statement';.





A statement cannot logically be both true and false, for the following reason:





The law of non-contradiction -- one of the axioms of logic -- basically says that A is not not-A. Thus what is true is not not-true (false), and what is false is not not-false (true).





A statement that would be both true and false would therefore ';break'; the law of non-contradiction and thus be extra-logical. It would therefore make no logical sense.Can you think of a question that is true and false at the same time?
The stairs go up and they also go down





so: stairs go up(false) stairs can go down(false)





stairs go up and down (true and false)











______________________________________鈥?try this one, there are two brothers one always tells a lie and the other always tells the truth. One brother says '; I swear I'm telling the truth';, the other brother says ';I swear I'm telling a lie';, WHOOSE TELLING THE TRUTH AND WOOSE TELLING THE LIE???
Here's a question I remember from a long time ago. I'm not sure if it fits your description, but it's still a good question.





Question: A man is put on trial, and is sentenced to death. He is given the opportunity for one last statement. If the statement is true, he will be electrocuted in the electric chair. If the statement is false, he will be beheaded. What is the one thing can he say that will make sure neither will happen?





Answer: The statement is ';I will be beheaded.'; if they bring him to the electric chair, then the statement becomes false, and if they bring him to be beheaded, the statement becomes true.





I don't know if that's what you wanted, but it's the best one that I can think of.
yes if it is an opionion question , for example someone asks True or False , the Jonas Brothers stink? I would say false because they are awesome!!! Someone who doesn't like them would say true. We would both think we r right , so their would never be a real answer because it is just our opinions
Is the everything of the universe expanding into the nothingness?
The sun is out right now.





In some parts of the world it is, but not in others.
is it what counts that matters or what matters that counts?
Evolution is real: true or false?
does god exist?
no, but you can think of statements, i.e. this statement is false.
fighting for peace
F# and F# an octave above are the same note.
not at the moment
is there a chair?


its philosophical.
Am I having fun right now? Yes and No
It is sunny out
Is the sky blue when the sun sets? true or false
You are gorgeous,,,





and I know it

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