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Article #491Re: Liar paradox
From: Paul A.S. Ward
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 12:47
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 12:47
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In article <GUTTMAN.92Dec16164336@circe.mitre.org> guttman@circe.mitre.org (Joshua D. Guttman) writes: >Kripke, who's always entertaining, says that the statement is quoted by St. >Paul in one of the Epistles, who writes that Epimenides, even one of their own, >states that all Cretans are liars. St Paul adds, "This testimony is true." >Paul seems to have missed the logical subtlety here. Not necessarily. Since Paul is not Cretan, he can agree with the statement "All Cretans are liars" without causing a paradox. The essence is the difference between the paradoxical "I always lie" and the non-paradoxical "You always lie" statements. Just sign me "One Paul defending another" Paul.
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