Gman95 Posted May 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Got a short yet mind boggling question? Post here! Mine is: If internet slang is the norm, is a dyslexic considered normal, or will they start typing standard English to be out of the norm involuntarily? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSquirrel Posted May 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have no clue, dyslexia can cover a myriad of reading disorders. How do blind people know when they are done wiping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Mine is: If internet slang is the norm, is a dyslexic considered normal, or will they start typing standard English to be out of the norm involuntarily? Learn the difference between a reading disorder, laziness, bad spelling and leetspeak and your question will then answer itself. Shouldn't this thread be in the fun and games section if this is the kind of questions it will be throwing up? Edited May 12, 2014 by Junior Chubb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." Does he speak the truth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." Does he speak the truth? Yes, despite being a liar he is capable of telling the truth too. Sorry I have no question to add. Who's next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Yes, despite being a liar he is capable of telling the truth too. Sorry I have no question to add. Who's next? The question is not what he's hypothetically capable of. The question remains, is he telling the truth in the above proposition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #7 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The question is not what he's hypothetically capable of. The question remains, is he telling the truth in the above proposition. Hey, if you don't like the answers don't ask the questions My new answer is yes, with no explanations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Hey, if you don't like the answers don't ask the questions One is not obliged to accept vacuous answers. My new answer is yes, with no explanations. That's a response, not an answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) One is not obliged to accept vacuous answers. That's a response, not an answer. Bloody hell, maybe I should stick to the Fun and Games threads... Edited May 12, 2014 by Junior Chubb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #10 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Bloody hell, maybe I should stick to the Fun and Games threads... Points to sub-forum title: Philosophy and Psychology 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #11 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Points to sub-forum title: Philosophy and Psychology Points to post #3 of this thread Now you have read that I will rephrase my post... Now that the questioning is a bit more philosophical it might be time for me to exit to the Fun and Games section that I suggested others should be using earlier in the thread... Edited May 12, 2014 by Junior Chubb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #12 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Point taken. There are many logical paradoxes like the one I cited. The OP's "mind boggling question" is just a straight forward question as you noted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #13 Share Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Point taken. There are many logical paradoxes like the one I cited. The OP's "mind boggling question" is just a straight forward question as you noted. Indeed, many of which would have made better openings for the thread, especially considering its location. So seeing as the ball is in my court and your original post is so far back, lets re-bait the hook. Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." Does he speak the truth? Edited May 12, 2014 by Junior Chubb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted May 12, 2014 #14 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Indeed, many of which would have made better openings for the thread, especially considering its location. So seeing as the ball is in my court and your original post is so far back, lets re-bait the hook. Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." Does he speak the truth? No, Epimenides does not speak the truth. Not all Cretans are liars, but we can be sure that Epimenides is. I thought you raised a valid question - does a liar always lie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #15 Share Posted May 12, 2014 So seeing as the ball is in my court and your original post is so far back, lets re-bait the hook. Epimenides the Cretan says "All Cretans are liars." Does he speak the truth? Unless you reinterpret the wording, there is no correct answer, that's why it's a paradox. I wouldn't encourage people to spend too much time trying to resolve this one, you might hurt yourself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #16 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Unless you reinterpret the wording, there is no correct answer, that's why it's a paradox. I wouldn't encourage people to spend too much time trying to resolve this one, you might hurt yourself. I am already suffering, just passing it along 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #17 Share Posted May 12, 2014 No, Epimenides does not speak the truth. Not all Cretans are liars, but we can be sure that Epimenides is. I thought you raised a valid question - does a liar always lie? Thankyou. A valid question maybe, but not a difficult one. A liar lies by choice, they can also choose to speak the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 12, 2014 #18 Share Posted May 12, 2014 No, Epimenides does not speak the truth. Not all Cretans are liars, but we can be sure that Epimenides is. Party pooper ! I don't think we can judge the validity of the premise, we have to accept it "for the sake of argument". As you say, it's highly improbable that all Cretans are liars. p.s. if there are Cretans reading this, nothing personal, it's just a classic example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted May 12, 2014 #19 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If in a foot race, if one runner runs faster he can win the race. If all the runners run faster can they all win the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 12, 2014 #20 Share Posted May 12, 2014 If in a foot race, if one runner runs faster he can win the race. If all the runners run faster can they all win the race? Yes, they are all winners for taking part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 12, 2014 #21 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Going back to the philosophical origins of this thread, how big is a pile? If you have a pile of sand, and you remove one grain, it's still a pile. Remove another grain and you still have a sand pile. At what point does it stop becoming a pile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSquirrel Posted May 12, 2014 #22 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Three grains. I know this because my invisible cat that poops skittles told me. Why? <--- best question ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 12, 2014 #23 Share Posted May 12, 2014 A. Why not? B. Cause I said so. C. About 13 billion years ago, there was... D. In the beginning, there was... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhen Posted May 13, 2014 #24 Share Posted May 13, 2014 What's north of the north pole? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSquirrel Posted May 13, 2014 #25 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The north pole. North is circular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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