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Forgive me, but doesn't it seem odd that the problem defines Prisoner A from one perspective, and Prisoner B from another? Prisoner B could just as well be Pri

by devin 17y ago

Forgive me, but doesn't it seem odd that the problem defines Prisoner A from one perspective, and Prisoner B from another? Prisoner B could just as well be Prisoner A since A was defined by the narrator, and Prisoner B by the guard. I know we're descending into the theoretical stuff, probabilities and so on, but might there not even be enough information to go down any path at all given this dilemma?

jonsen 17y ago
Prisoner A is the one that asks. That sets the one an only perspective for the guards answer.
- devin 17y ago
  Really? From whose perspective is Prisoner A described as asking the question? The narrator's. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but there is an implicit third person in my view.