The Barber Paradox

The man has half-starfish DNA and can re-grow appendages.

BUT YOU SAID HE WAS HUMAN. NOT HALF HUMAN HALF STARFISH

Simple, he realizes that he is not a Robot and doesn't blow up and has the common sense to not get stuck into an Endless loop when he says "Everyone"

Taken a different way...

He will shave people who don't shave themselves but do shave others. Whether he shaves himself or not is up to him, as the second condition in this case is applied to people other than himself.

This post has been edited by Lightning on Jul 16 2005, 03:59 AM

Hey, maybe this guy just doesn't exist.

It's impossible for the Barber to exist. That's why it's a paradox.

My favourite paradox is the Unexpected Test. It goes like this:

On Monday, a teacher announces that there will be a test some time this week. He will not tell his students on which day the test will occur, so they will not be able to just spend the night before studying. The test will be sprung upon them in a surprise attack one morning, between Tuesday and Friday, inclusive.

One student of sharp intellect thinks she's figured something out. She tells her classmate that the test couldn't possibly be on Friday, because if the test hadn't happened up till then, everyone would know as soon as it was clear the test wouldn't happen Thursday morning. Everyone could spend all Thurday afternoon and night studying for the test they knew must be tomorrow. So that rules out Friday, the students agreed. After some contemplation, the other student declares that the unexpected test cannot happen at all. His friend asks his to explain. He says that since they have ruled out Friday, Thurday is the last possible day on which the test can occur. But actually they can rule out that possibility the same way they just did with Friday. This line of thought works the same with Wednesday and Tuesday. The two students decide to keep their discovery to themselves and don't bother studying at all.

Then BAM! the test happens on Wednesday morning. They didn't expect it.

So where was the flaw in the students' reasoning?

The book I read this in says the problem is just insoluble. But that's not true. I figured it out. Several times actually, I keep forgetting >.>

Everyone applies to him as well.

the solution: laser hair removal


makes it so the hair dont grow back

However, he still has to shave them. The paradox never stated that he shaved people who need a shave, only those that do not shave.

Hows about we kill the barber?

How can you kill him if he doesn't exist?

You know what?

I'm going to a different barber.

teehee




shave