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>>If conditional questions that can not be answered (thus providing information) with a yes or no do not count as questions


I never said the question doesn't count as question... I said the whole sentence is one question, and not two, as you stated.

"If A and B are different, is A a liar?" <- Is this one question or two?

-> Answer me this question: "If A and B are different?"



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The only really misleading aspect I see is the "yes or no" questions: however, the fact that they are questions that can only be answered by yes or no, doesn't rule out they simply can't be answered.

Compare it to a paradox. Maybe you know this one:


On a card there are 3 statements.

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a. This sentence has five words.
b. This sentence has two verbs.
c. Exactly one sentence on this card is true.
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Question: is statement c true or false?



Do we agree that the question is a "true or false" question? Altering the question a bit, even turns it into a "yes or no" question:

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Question: Is statement c true?
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So there, I've asked a yes or no question. But can you answer it?

Last edited by Kejero; 23/12/03 10:03 AM.

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