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A Math Question
Topic Started: Oct 31 2011, 05:28 PM (638 Views)
Ballyhoo
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Odds and probability aren't the same thing.
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The barber shaves only those men in town who do not shave themselves. Who shaves the barber?
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All self-referential sentences, like this one, are false.

Is this true?
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The barber shaves only those men in town who do not shave themselves. Who shaves the barber?


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All self-referential sentences, like this one, are false.

Is this true?


Much like the original question there doesn't seem to be a consistent way to interpret the statements/questions.

Edit: Perhaps the former can be interpreted: the barber is one of the men in town who does not shave himself. (If a surgeon only operates on Sundays it doesn't mean he operates every Sunday.)
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The problem is that the answer changes the answer.
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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We're asked what the odds are of picking the correct, entirely random answer, to *this* question.
None of our options are entirely random, so the correct answer isn't one of the options.
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