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The New York Times says that Raymond Smullyan is dead? I'm not sure I believe it.

If I asked CNN whether Fox News would answer "da" if asked whether Smullyan is dead, would they answer "ja"?



I don't think people get the reference. Your post was in good taste. For those who don't understand look up the hardest logic puzzle.


seconded.


Isn't this a spoiler? I haven't seen the puzzle in a while.


Not really. At worst it's a hint that asking hypothetical questions about how other gods would answer questions is useful.


That makes sense, in which case someone who's already had some experience thinking about liars-and-truthtellers puzzles gets nothing out new of it, and those are probably the overwhelming majority anyway.




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