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If sentence 1 says, ‘Sentence 2 is true’, and sentence 2 says, ‘Sentence 1 is false’, then which one of them is true?

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If sentence 1 says, ‘Sentence 2 is true’, and sentence 2 says, ‘Sentence 1 is false’, then which one of them is true?
posted Jun 9, 2017 by anonymous

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This is a paradox that has no answer.

answer Jun 10, 2017 by Tejas Naik
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Neither, it's a paradox.

answer Jun 10, 2017 by anonymous
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This is a paradox which has no answer

answer Sep 7, 2017 by Mogadala Ramana



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