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Not Slade, Bertrand.
Can anybody solve this for me without referring to complicated things like Classes and Type Theory.
A barber in a village shaves all men who don't shave themselves.
The barber is also a member of the village. However, if he shaves himself he doesn't, because he only shaves those who don't shave themselves. If he doesn't shave himself, he does because he shaves all those who don't shave themselves.
Just wondering like. Feel free to turn this into a pun thread instead.
Is he a cut above the rest.
He does it while looking in the mirror.
This is all about the classes and type theory. Hope this helps.
I suspect Jason Perry will have the answer. He wases his own car.
Is he a she with a beard?
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Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
Reported.
Semantics.
Reported for asking if she has a beard? :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Lecter
Don't beat around the bush, do you. :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
Don't even go there :hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Can you expand a little?Quote:
Originally Posted by Richyrich
Think your confusing your riddles with your paradoxes there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R
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Originally Posted by Richyrich
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Originally Posted by Baloo
No, that's elastics.
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Originally Posted by bobh
Aint they the ones who don't even go to games.
you have defined your own set, ergo it becomes a paradox by virtue of the fact you have defined it as such, ergo such a barber does not exist.
it is a paradox of self reference which when referencing a negative position can be deemed to be false. that is, it doesn't follow that it is true that the barber only shaves those who don't shave themselves.
Alopecia
That was my first thoughtQuote:
Originally Posted by bluethrough
In simple terms, you can't make something/somebody exist under these contradictory terms? That is, it is essentially based on the formation of invalid sets, or summit like that?Quote:
Originally Posted by TISS
The barber is female
It's not a riddle. I should have stated people not men, but did mention in any case the barber was a 'he'.Quote:
Originally Posted by light up the darkness
It was his sister all along.
It's a puppet!!!!!!!!! :getscoat: