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Chaz · Vote: Zag

I'm a huge fan of three things.

Being "Right", Paradoxes, and Absolutes.

When these three things can be combined into one statement, I'm an uber fan.

Some examples:

Nothing is absolute.
In order for this to be true, it has to be false.
This creates a paradox which just further proves the original point.

Everything has exceptions.
For this to be true, it has to be the exception to itself... which, again, further proves the point.

Essentially... these two statements say the same thing, so I'd like to see some more absolute statements which are further proved when you try to defeat them.

Zag · Tired of his old title

My first thought was that I'll never think of one. But I never say never!

Poisonium · annoyed by the old

I'm not sure, but possibly "Everything is lies".
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Chaz · Vote: Zag

"Never say never." That's a perfect one.

Could we switch it to "Nothing is true." ? Then it would be exactly what I'm looking for.

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

I have no intention of participating in this nonsense. Cannibal

Chaz · Vote: Zag

Hmmmm.... I like where you're going with that, but it needs more.

It currently defeats itself without further proving itself... I think... It needs... something French...

Oh.... it needs to be absolute too. =D

Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

I'm never wrong. I thought I was once, but I was wrong.

AcidFast · Daedalian Member

I have a lovely one, but I never post in Chaz's threads.....

Chaz · Vote: Zag

=D That's closer than Jack_Ian's, but still the "I told you so" element is undefined.

DPW, your's is perfect.

I thought of two new ones.

Question Everything.

You disagree with everything I say. or, to a bigger audience, Someone will disagree with everything I say.

Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

Stupid freaking linking pictures that won't show up *grumble mumble*
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mole · Subterranean Member

Only the Sith deal in absolutes!

Chaz · Vote: Zag

I'm a huge fan of that, mole, in fact I once set it as my FB Status... Something along the lines of:

"Obi Wan said, 'only the Sith deal in absolutes.'... Does that mean Obi Wan was a Sith?" However... to argue with his point does not *prove* his point, so I felt it had to be left out of this particular thread. While it meets the criteria of paradox and absolute, it fails to meet the criteria of being "right."

Death Mage... your white box goes right over hy's head.

Death Mage · Raving Lunatic

Hmpm.

This sentence is false.
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Jack_Ian · Big Endian

This statement will definitely meet your criteria even though it is incorrect.

Samadhi · +1

Chaz · Vote: Zag

Chaz · Vote: Zag

Chaz · Vote: Zag

(Stolen from my current facebook status...)

Everyone who reads this sentence will feel the need to disagree with it.

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

Zag · Tired of his old title

Logain · Stretch Armstrong

I'd post something, but
"I'm always wrong"

Chaz · Vote: Zag

Hmmm... I'm not even sure anymore.

I thought it just had to be absolute, and paradoxically strengthened by defeat, but Zag's last post makes me wonder.

Logain's post certainly follows my criteria, and it's exactly what I'm looking for.

Your sentance, "This sentence does not exist and so can't be entered" can be defeated with the argument "it does exist, since you did type it."

I can disagree with your point, and I can support my argument; I cannot disagree with Logain's post, because doing so would prove his point.

Zag's picture doesn't fit my criteria at all, but it's a whole different kind of brilliance that is equally effective for my purposes. I cannot disagree with the sign without confessing that I've broken the law.

Logain · Stretch Armstrong

Samadhi · +1

What?
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Pablo · Never Draws a Blank

I didn't hear anything.
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Chaz · Vote: Zag

Hmmm.... Logain's last post is interesting.

I can instantly disprove it by simply commenting on it... But, in a round-about way, I wouldn't be listening to Logain... it doesn't quite create the paradox, but the fact that it doesn't does.

My brain hurts a little now.

BraveHat · Last of the Daedalians

This sentence will never be defeated.

Zag · Tired of his old title

Maybe you should change the title of this thread to "Ironic self-reference." Then it would include the sign of which I posted a picture.

mv* · Guest

Godel was mostly right.

Chuck · Daedalian Member

Do not disobey this instruction!

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

I'm the humblest person to post here.

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

This statement is true only if you (do not) ignore content within parentheses.

Jack_Ian · Big Endian

You will disagree with me.

Nsof · Daedalian Member

extro...* · Guest

Chaz · Vote: Zag

Chuck · Daedalian Member

Chaz will never know that this statement is true.

wordcross · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:56 am Post subject: 38

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Chaz · Vote: Zag

@Chuck and Word: Awesome!
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Samadhi · +1

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