Logical contradictions

[Tres Juicy]

Hi all,

 

I do like a good paradox.

 

I tend to hide this one in my internal emails at work as part of my signature:

"Please ingore this email and disregard any and all instuctions contained herein"

 

nobody seems to have noticed yet...

 

 

Anyway, please post your favorites in this thread

[Schrödinger's hat]

  On 12/10/2011 at 9:59 AM, Tres Juicy said:

"Please ingore this email and disregard any and all instuctions contained herein"

 

No! I'm just going to disregard one of the instructions.

 

 

I prefer:

Disobey this command.

For this one, it's less easy to get around.

[michel123456]

Here is my advice: never follow any advice.

[Schrödinger's hat]

The smallest positive integer not definable in under eleven words.

[michel123456]

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[Tres Juicy]

  On 12/10/2011 at 10:41 AM, Schrödinger said:

The smallest positive integer not definable in under eleven words.

 

I'm afraid this one's a little beyond me....

 

Would you care to explain it to mathematically challenged among us?

[hypervalent_iodine]

  On 12/10/2011 at 3:44 PM, Tres Juicy said:

I'm afraid this one's a little beyond me....

 

Would you care to explain it to mathematically challenged among us?

 

Hint:

 

 

  Reveal hidden contents

count the number of words in Schroe's post.

 

Edited December 10, 2011 by hypervalent_iodine

[Tres Juicy]

This statement is false

[John Cuthber]

All statements are false, for a given definition of false.

[TonyMcC]

Another example:-

[ydoaPs]

  On 12/10/2011 at 9:59 AM, Tres Juicy said:

Hi all,

 

I do like a good paradox.

 

I tend to hide this one in my internal emails at work as part of my signature:

"Please ingore this email and disregard any and all instuctions contained herein"

 

nobody seems to have noticed yet...

 

 

Anyway, please post your favorites in this thread

That's not a logical contradiction, btw. It is, however, of the type of statement used to show certain systems cannot be both consistent and complete.