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Laughing my ass off here hun, No it's not Santa Claus.
Riddle Page by Request of Dragonette
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appleapps said:
only thing i see in your responces to her are, path, perfect man, perfect woman and santa claus
She tried to answer this riddle before and got it wrong. I had replied to her and told her so. You will have to go back and read my responses to her.
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Which box is the gold in
Which Box Contains the Gold? Two boxes are labeled "A" and "B". A sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true and the gold is in box A". A sign on box B says "The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box A". Assuming there is gold in one of the boxes, which box contains the gold?
Solution to the /logic/boxes problem
The problem cannot be solved with the information given.
The sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true and the gold is in box A". The sign on box B says "The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box A". The following argument can be made: If the statement on box A is true, then the statement on box B is true, since that is what the statement on box A says. But the statement on box B states that the statement on box A is false, which contradicts the original assumption. Therefore, the statement on box A must be false. This implies that either the statement on box B is false or that the gold is in box B. If the statement on box B is false, then either the statement on box A is true (which it cannot be) or the gold is in box B. Either way, the gold is in box B.
However, there is a hidden assumption in this argument: namely, that each statement must be either true or false. This assumption leads to paradoxes, for example, consider the statement: "This statement is false." If it is true, it is false; if it is false, it is true. The only way out of the paradox is to deny that the statement is either true or false and label it meaningless instead. Both of the statements on the boxes are therefore meaningless and nothing can be concluded from them.
In general, statements about the truth of other statements lead to contradictions. Tarski invented metalanguages to avoid this problem. To avoid paradox, a statement about the truth of a statement in a language must be made in the metalanguage of the language.
Common sense dictates that this problem cannot be solved with the information given. After all, how can we deduce which box contains the gold simply by reading statements written on the outside of the box? Suppose we deduce that the gold is in box B by whatever line of reasoning we choose. What is to stop us from simply putting the gold in box A, regardless of what we deduced? (cf. Smullyan, "What Is the Name of This Book?", Prentice-Hall, 1978, #70)
Which Box Contains the Gold? Two boxes are labeled "A" and "B". A sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true and the gold is in box A". A sign on box B says "The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box A". Assuming there is gold in one of the boxes, which box contains the gold?
Solution to the /logic/boxes problem
The problem cannot be solved with the information given.
The sign on box A says "The sign on box B is true and the gold is in box A". The sign on box B says "The sign on box A is false and the gold is in box A". The following argument can be made: If the statement on box A is true, then the statement on box B is true, since that is what the statement on box A says. But the statement on box B states that the statement on box A is false, which contradicts the original assumption. Therefore, the statement on box A must be false. This implies that either the statement on box B is false or that the gold is in box B. If the statement on box B is false, then either the statement on box A is true (which it cannot be) or the gold is in box B. Either way, the gold is in box B.
However, there is a hidden assumption in this argument: namely, that each statement must be either true or false. This assumption leads to paradoxes, for example, consider the statement: "This statement is false." If it is true, it is false; if it is false, it is true. The only way out of the paradox is to deny that the statement is either true or false and label it meaningless instead. Both of the statements on the boxes are therefore meaningless and nothing can be concluded from them.
In general, statements about the truth of other statements lead to contradictions. Tarski invented metalanguages to avoid this problem. To avoid paradox, a statement about the truth of a statement in a language must be made in the metalanguage of the language.
Common sense dictates that this problem cannot be solved with the information given. After all, how can we deduce which box contains the gold simply by reading statements written on the outside of the box? Suppose we deduce that the gold is in box B by whatever line of reasoning we choose. What is to stop us from simply putting the gold in box A, regardless of what we deduced? (cf. Smullyan, "What Is the Name of This Book?", Prentice-Hall, 1978, #70)
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Hmmm
MY FIRST IS A CREATURE WHOSE BREEDING IS UNCLEAR.
MY SECOND, A PRICE YOU MUST PAY.
MY WHOLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE RIVER OF TIME
AND REFERS TO THE EVENTS OF TODAY
Then it is
question and answer
or path!
LOL
Sioux City Male said:
MY FIRST IS A CREATURE WHOSE BREEDING IS UNCLEAR.
MY SECOND, A PRICE YOU MUST PAY.
MY WHOLE CAN BE FOUND IN THE RIVER OF TIME
AND REFERS TO THE EVENTS OF TODAY
Then it is
question and answer
or path!
LOL
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appleapps said:
Appleapps, that is correct. the answer is CURRENT.
Sorry Dragonette.
A new riddle is coming up next.
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A new riddle
When set loose
I fly away,
Never so cursed
As when I go astray.
What am I.
When set loose
I fly away,
Never so cursed
As when I go astray.
What am I.
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Re: Re: A new riddle
Morning Icey, Sorry but not thoughts.
Icey*Fire said:
Morning Icey, Sorry but not thoughts.
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hmm
Ideas
Ideas
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Re: hmm
Nope.
Does anyone want a hint?
It is something that happens to every man woman child and animals every day.
Dragonette said:
Nope.
Does anyone want a hint?
It is something that happens to every man woman child and animals every day.
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mitchboot said:
Hi Mitchboot...nice to meet you. Also not the right answer. Sorry.
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hmm how do i put this delicately???
*passing gas*
*passing gas*
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xx--jasmine--xx said:
That was so delicate
, Yes Jasmine, you are correct. Fancy another?You can see nothing else
When you look in my face,
I will look you in the eye
And I will never lie.
What am I?
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Sioux City Male said:That was so delicate
You can see nothing else
When you look in my face,
I will look you in the eye
And I will never lie.
What am I?
a clock??
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Mitchboot is close, but not a mirror and sorry Jasmine, it's not a clock
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a reflection ?
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xx--jasmine--xx said:
You're good at these hun. a
for you.How about this one.
My tines be long,
My tines be short
My tines end ere
My first report.
What am I?
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hmmm this is a bit more difficult
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xx--jasmine--xx said:
Well, you seemed to get the others so quickly, I had to throw in a ringer.
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