Re: Liar's Paradox

Newberry <newberryxy@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

No. Just like you compared "All apples are cubes that glow in the
dark" to reality, you have to compare "this sentence is false" to
reality. But it CANNOT be compared to reality, hence it is
meaningless. Since it cannot be compared to reality it is not a
picture of any possible state of affairs. It is as simple as that!

How is it that I can't compare "This sentence is false" to reality,
but I *can* compare "This sentence has five words" to reality?

--
Jesse F. Hughes
"Leaving things always seems to fix me,
Running seems to ease my worried mind."
-- Bad Livers, "Honey, I've Found a Brand New Way"
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