Paradox Time!

[Legendary Nova]

Do you think there's a paradox out there that Myth can't explain? I'm going to look around for some more for him to ruin!

What if Pinocchio said "My nose will grow"?

[Spattan177]

Game. Set. and Match

Myth: More than Nova---Nova: three or four.

[NervyDestroyer]

LOL Myth just broke down every statement

[Mythonian]

What if Pinocchio said "My nose will grow"?

This is mainly just another version of the "this sentence is false" paradox, based on the concept that if Pinocchio lies, his nose grows.

If after saying that, his nose grows, then his statement was true but his nose still grew.
Or, after saying that, his nose does not grow, he gets away with a lie without his nose growing.

In both cases, the conclusions negate the premise. This is part of the reason it's a paradox, but also the key to the solution. Here's two possibilities:

1. The premise was false. The concept that Pinnochio's nose would ever grow at all was a joke to troll everyone.
2. Can be turned into a semantics issue with the definition of lying. If we say that lying is stating a factual untruth with the clear intention to deceive, than his statement wouldn't be considered a lie and his nose would not grow. This is because his statement was a prediction about the future, and you can't lie about an event that hasn't happened yet.

[fearfulpenguin]

Do you think there's a paradox out there that Myth can't explain?

That is like asking water not to be wet or to ask silko not to be well silko

[Legendary Nova]

After many heated thoughts and plenty of Googling while at school today, I have come to the conclusion that any "Paradox" can be solved by at least one form of reasoning or belief/theory. Therefore I am just going to stop trying!

[Mythonian]

After many heated thoughts and plenty of Googling while at school today, I have come to the conclusion that any "Paradox" can be solved by at least one form of reasoning or belief/theory. Therefore I am just going to stop trying!

Most of the time a paradox is under very unusual or extremely specific circumstances, and can be interpreted in different ways. Nothing I've actually said has been "solving" them, just been pointing out inconsistencies or ways to sort of avoid the question. For the most part, the best response to a paradox is coming up with an excuse to not answer, and suddenly everyone thinks you're right for some reason.

[Barry Soap]

Most of the time a paradox is under very unusual or extremely specific circumstances, and can be interpreted in different ways. Nothing I've actually said has been "solving" them, just been pointing out inconsistencies or ways to sort of avoid the question. For the most part, the best response to a paradox is coming up with an excuse to not answer, and suddenly everyone thinks you're right for some reason.

I don't think there is a right answer, usually it's self-contradictory or logically unacceptable, so you just take what you get :P :P