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I'm a bit confused. It seems that we're all looking for the answer that can hold "true". That's fine, however, does 5 answer _this question_? From my understand
by eyko 7y ago
I'm a bit confused. It seems that we're all looking for the answer that can hold "true". That's fine, however, does 5 answer _this question_? From my understanding, the question itself is impredicative[1].
"Which answer in this list is the correct answer to this question?"
Being self-referential makes it difficult to decide what correct in that context means. Does the question even allow for a no-answer/inconclusive result?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impredicativity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impredicativity
edit: Alright, just noticed that user "DanielV" already covered its impredicativity (assuming that's what they mean by impredictive*)