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Sorry I am a bit lost here. How is this a paradox? Now we can conclude that if this sentence is true, then Santa Claus exists, then necessarily, if Santa Clau
by dusklight 18y ago
Sorry I am a bit lost here. How is this a paradox?
Now we can conclude that if this sentence is true, then Santa Claus exists, then necessarily,
if Santa Claus does not exist, this sentence is false, but
if this sentence is false, we cannot conclusively make any statement about the existence of Santa Claus.
Even if you modified the above statement to
iff this sentence is true, then Santa Claus exists,
the above would still apply. If the sentence is false, then the iff condition is also false, so if the sentence is false, Santa Claus may or may not exist.
- bayareaguy 18y agoSometimes the term paradox is used for situations that are merely surprising.
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