reflexivity — Wayfarer
Yalbo's paradox is not reflexive. — Banno
It seems it's not self-reference that leads to paradox. Something else is going on. — Banno
And isn’t the op about self reference paradoxes in particular? — Wayfarer
Self-referential paradox: A person saying, "I don't exist." — TheMadFool
Self-referential paradox: A person saying, "I don't exist."
— TheMadFool
How is this a paradox? — I love Chom-choms
How is this a paradox? — I love Chom-choms
It's self-refuting, it amounts to saying: I exist AND I don't exist, a classic contradiction! — TheMadFool
No contradiction here. Just two different meanings of "to exist". — SoftEdgedWonder
Equivocation! Interesting, explain please. — TheMadFool
It's self-refuting, it amounts to saying: I exist AND I don't exist, a classic contradiction! — TheMadFool
he cannot be telling the truth — I love Chom-choms
Equivocation. That's the word I looked for! Thanks. There are two different meanings for "exist". Which ones? I can exist while not existing at the same time. — SoftEdgedWonder
I can use my finger to point at my body, but I can't point the tip of my finger at itself. — Yohan
I can use my finger to point at my body, but I can't point the tip of my finger at itself. — Yohan
I am not the man in the mirror? I am not looking at myself looking at myself?What about that mirror thing? It's pretty freaky. Just remember to account for the inversion or you'll get all fucked up. The mirror image is said to be identical, because it has the same chirality, but's really not identical because it is a reflection. — Metaphysician Undercover
A mirror image of my finger is not my finger, so if we are very technical, we can still say no.When you use the mirror, doesn't the tip of your finger point at itself through the means of reflection? Can't a pointing be reflected? — Metaphysician Undercover
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