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What is your favorite paradox or conundrum? I am partial to can god kill god? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The monotheistic all powerful one.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (4 children)

There are two kinds of people in the world - those who think there are two kinds of people in the world and those who know better.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There are 10 kinds of people in the world — those who understand binary and those who don’t.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

There are 2 kinds of people in the world.

Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

there are 10 kinds of people.

those who understand binary
those who don't
those who know ternary exists

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I guess I'm the ladder 🪜

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think this one is easily solved: the person saying it is in the first group.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Right, but it's not a paradox - it's a conundrum. It's not just that the person saying it is part of the first group, but that they necessarily are.

Since people want to believe that they "know better," there's a strong urge to count oneself among the second group, which immediately places one in the first.