Friday, March 6, 2009 at12:42 PM
THE BARBER'S PARADOX
well, Daryl got it half right i guess..but his answer a little too vague=)
but then he said he doesn't want any prize
HAHA
oh wells
what can i say...humble daryl! HAHAHA!
On the face of it, the puzzle at the centre of the barber paradox may not seem too hard to fathom.
A scenario that at first glance looks plausible quickly collapses into contradiction.
the innocent-looking job description( a man who shaves all and only the people who does not shave themselves) is in fact logically impossible, since the barber cannot, without contradicting the description of himself, belong either to the group who shave themselves or to the group who do not.A man fitting the description cannot logically exist.
so, there is no such barber! paradox solved.
(QED)
hahahahah!
SUSPECT X IS FABULOUS!
perfectly planned out plot!
LOVE the opening!
a physicist vs. a mathematician
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
I LIKE YUKAWA professor=)))
damn cool!
now, a question to ponder over:
which is more challenging?
To create an unsolvable question or to solve the unsolvable question?
omoshiroii desu ne..(interesting, ain't it?)
my sis says its the former
while i chose the latter.
ax^2 + bx + c =love?
LOL.
