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The title sets us up for contradiction! If it's correct then the answer to this post is Yes, which contradicts Betteridge's law, so the answer must be No. :) e
by codezero 12y ago
The title sets us up for contradiction! If it's correct then the answer to this post is Yes, which contradicts Betteridge's law, so the answer must be No. :)
edit: I didn't think this was controversial or anything, it was meant to be playful, sorry HN, I'll take my downvote lumps I guess.
- ddebernardy 12y agoClassic Liar paradox... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar_paradox
- KhalilK 12y agoI immediately thought of Russell's paradox[0] but turns out they are indeed related[1]. 0.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox 1.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox#Applications_and_related_topics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox#Application...
- Vaskivo 12y agoBut answering "no" doesn't mean that, sometimes, the answer to these headline's question isn't "no". It simply means that Betteridge's law isn't always correct. Which I agree because, citing another pop/internet culture adage "only a Sith deals in absolutes".