Sunday, December 03, 2006

Conundrum #1

Q: Why is this question unanswerable?



A: Because for it to be unanswerable we must assume that the statement attesting to its unanswerable nature to be true. By assuming this to be true the question becomes answerable—with this being the answer—and therefore becoming a false statement. If the statement is false then our original assumption must be wrong and the opposite must be true. Therefore, the question becomes, “Why is this question answerable?” Since, in attempting to answer the original question, the question came to refer to its negative equivalent as an answer to itself, the loop of questions cannot be ended without disproving itself. Thus, there is no answer!

Yes, I realize that I just wasted precious moments of your life… Have good day!! :D

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5 Comments:

At 6:27 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Now my head hurts :(

 
At 5:43 PM, Blogger David Hawbaker said...

A conundrum indeed. Did you come up with that out on your own?

 
At 8:56 AM, Blogger Mathew Joki ESQ said...

Yeah, I did... I think too much!
lol

 
At 6:51 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

People like you are the reason there is hurt pain and war in the world

 
At 10:56 PM, Blogger Mathew Joki ESQ said...

What's with all the hating lately?

At least attempt to make an intelligable arguement next time...

 

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