Re: The fallacy of strengthened liar's paradox.

On Dec 26, 7:18 am, Gene Ledbetter <ledbetterg...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Dec 24, 3:11 pm, Newberry <newberr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



Let P be the sentence "This sentence is meaningless." Is it true or
false? It should not be difficult to answer. Tractatus Logico-
Philosophicus says: "In order to tell whether a picture is true or
false we compare it with reality." [2.223]

When someone says to you, "This sentence is ...", you should stop him
and ask, "What sentence are you referring to?"

Interrupting someone mid sentence is rude. I cannot endorse
your approach.


No sentence exists. A sentence will not exist until one has been
completed. You cannot evaluate the meaningfulness of an unstated
statement.

If you'd just let the guy finish talking, you'd have a stated
sentence to evaluate. Your critique only applies for as long
as it takes the guy to reach the end of the sentence.


Marshall
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