A man walks into a kingdom where lying is a crime. He stops by an inn, and gets drunk. While he is drunk he tells many lies and insults about the king. A worried villager told the king of this and the king demanded the man be sent to court for a sentence immediately. The man went to court, and the king told him “The punishment for lying is death, tell me your last words. If your last words are a lie you shall be burned and die a painful death, if it is the truth you shall die a painless death.” The man spoke 4 words, and after that the king had no choice but to set him free. What did the man say?
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the King is great.
I will die painfully?
Because if it is a lie, he will die painfully – this making the statement true. And if they see it as truth, he will die a painless death – stating that he spoke a falsehood. Creating a paradox.
Unless, of course, they vouch to kill him painlessly, and then “kill” him again in a more painful manner.
I will die painless
No, no and no!
This is an oldie but a goody. Keep trying.
Nanao, you were very close.
I will be burned
“Everything I say is a lie”? It’s paradoxical because he can’t be lying or telling the truth really.
Kayla, you nailed it.
“I shall be burned,” is the correct answer. Nanao, you were right on the money.
Kayla, you are today’s winner.