Uncovering the Truth: The Answer to All Questions

[PIT2]

What is the answer to all questions? Does it exist?

Rules:

-the answer may not be a refusal to answer, or a change of subject
-the answer must be true with regard to the question being asked
-the answer must be less than 100 words long
-the answer may not be a question itself
-the answer must be in english

 

[DaveC426913]

addendum
- the answer must not be simply 42

 

[sanitykey]

Would...

"That would be an ecumenical matter!"

count?

...To be honest "I don't know" unless the question happens to be something i do know like "what is your name?" but i can't be sure of what my name is, i might of had amnesia and been told my name was something it's not and believed it. I guess what I'm trying to say is there's always the possibility that my mind has been tricked so i can't be sure of anything.

 

[PIT2]

...To be honest "I don't know" unless the question happens to be something i do know like "what is your name?" but i can't be sure of what my name is, i might of had amnesia and been told my name was something it's not and believed it. I guess what I'm trying to say is there's always the possibility that my mind has been tricked so i can't be sure of anything.

"Can u see?"

"I don't know" = not true!

 

[Rader]

What is the answer to all questions? Does it exist?

Rules:

-the answer may not be a refusal to answer, or a change of subject
-the answer must be true with regard to the question being asked
-the answer must be less than 100 words long
-the answer must be in english

The answer to all questions, is the question, does the question force you to interpret what the meaning is?

 

[PIT2]

addendum
- the answer may not be a question itself

And besides it changes the subject so it would have been disqualified anyway.

 

[Rader]

addendum
- the answer may not be a question itself

Then you should add this to your list.

And besides it changes the subject so it would have been disqualified anyway.

Does it? edit: The answer to all questions is the answer.

 

[PIT2]

Does it? edit: The answer to all questions is the answer.

Good job

I hadnt thought of that one, mine was "the truth".

 

[selfAdjoint]

mine was "the truth".

That wouldn't work. Consider the question "What is the content of Mein Kampf?"

 

[PIT2]

That wouldn't work. Consider the question "What is the content of Mein Kampf?"

The truth stands for the true answer to that question.
So even if the question is "what is a lie", then the true answer to that question is still the true answer to that question.

 

[Rader]

Good job

I hadnt thought of that one, mine was "the truth".

Check rule two with your answer. Can we make the claim that knowledge does not change over time? If not then all answers are true and false.

 

[PIT2]

Check rule two with your answer. Can we make the claim that knowledge does not change over time? If not then all answers are true and false.

Rule 2 states that the answer must be true. How can the true answer not be true?

And what do u mean with the changing of knowledge over time?

 

[arunbg]

How about " Please repeat the question ."

It isn't a refusal, less than 100 words long and in English , is true with regard to the question being asked, and is not a question (a request) in itself either.

Arun

 

[PIT2]

How about " Please repeat the question ."

It isn't a refusal, less than 100 words long and in English , is true with regard to the question being asked, and is not a question (a request) in itself either.

Arun

It is a response, but not an answer to the question.

 

[arunbg]

It is a response, but not an answer to the question.

Well, in that case rule no 1 would be unnecessary, since all the constraints stated would have been "responses" as well .
Perhaps the OP should make the conditions clearer.

 

[PIT2]

I think the rules are good for now. Ur response doesn't survive rule number 2, it is not true w.r.t. the question being asked.

 

[Rader]

Rule 2 states that the answer must be true. How can the true answer not be true?

It’s not true when you give the wrong answer.

And what do u mean with the changing of knowledge over time?

Consider the question where is the Earth? These are all true answers it just depends on when you ask the question. If you go outside of the timefame you ask the question the answers are false.

01-The Earth is nowhere it is not created yet. 5BY<BC
02-The first ape to jump out of a tree said under my feet. 5MY<BC
03-The Earth is standing still the sun, moon and stars revolve around it. 2,000BC.
04-The Earth is moving around the sun along with the other planets and the stars are fixed in the sky. 1500AD
05-The Earth is moving around the sun while it moves around the centre of our galaxy. 1920?
06- The Earth is moving around the sun around our galaxy and at the same time around a local group galaxy ect ect. 1950?
07- Besides all this if you calculate all the moving around in circles it is a strait line, not only that, what was once true is that, wherever the Earth is moving it is doing it faster and faster as time goes by. 2006

So you see the answer to all questions is the answer. So this way you evade lying or not telling the truth there is no true answer. If you say that the true answer is the truth, you will have to add to your list that the questions must be answered in an instant, in exactly the same time that it was asked.

 

[RVBuckeye]

I think I know the answer. Metaphorically "the answer" is the answer. However, actually the answer to all questions is as follows, : "The one thing I know, is that I do not know."
the addendum, ("the one thing I know"), truthfully answers the question, "Do you see?"
We assume we know the answer, but can never prove it. Perhaps this is why the oracle at Delphi called Socrates "The wisest of all men."

 

[octelcogopod]

Metaphorically; "The answer" is the answer.
Technically; You can't answer all questions with one answer, each question needs individual answers.

 

[Averagesupernova]

Hey just try asking a dead guy if he's alive. Don't expect an answer.

 

[Dragonfall]

An answer to all quesetions will in particular answer undecidable questions, which is impossible. Note that the answer "this question is undecidable" is the answer to the question "is this question decidable" and not to the question itself.

 

[PIT2]

"The one thing I know, is that I do not know."
the addendum, ("the one thing I know"), truthfully answers the question, "Do you see?"

How does "the one thing i know" truthfully answer "do u see?"?
Its no different from "im hungry", so it changes the subject.

Also the statement "the one thing i know, is that i do not know" is a paradox.

 

[PIT2]

So you see the answer to all questions is the answer. So this way you evade lying or not telling the truth there is no true answer. If you say that the true answer is the truth, you will have to add to your list that the questions must be answered in an instant, in exactly the same time that it was asked.

U mean that "the answer to all questions" contains all answers on every moment in time?
Does it then not also contain the incorrect answer?

But, "the truth" refers to the true answer no matter when it is asked. If u ask the question a second later, the answer "the truth" will still refer to the correct answer.

 

[RVBuckeye]

How does "the one thing i know" truthfully answer "do u see?"?

(referencing post #4)
ADDING "the one thing thing I know" before "that I do not know" changes simply saying "I don't know" from a possibly untrue statement to a true statement.

Its no different from "im hungry", so it changes the subject.

How does it change the subject? If the context of the OP in which the topic is a hypothetical answer to all questions and obeys your criteria, then when you further ask "Do you see?" It is a valid, accurate reply.

Also the statement "the one thing i know, is that i do not know" is a paradox.

Then prove you know something other than that one thing without making an assumption first. (are you assuming that you exist?)

 

[eggman]

Metaphorically; "The answer" is the answer.
Technically; You can't answer all questions with one answer, each question needs individual answers.

The Question comes from the answer you already have..

The questioner is the question,
The listener is the word

 

[eggman]

There seems nobody home

 

[eggman]

Hello!...

is there anybody in there?

just nod if you can hear me...

...is there anyone at home ?

 

[PIT2]

(referencing post #4)
ADDING "the one thing thing I know" before "that I do not know" changes simply saying "I don't know" from a possibly untrue statement to a true statement.

But in case of the "do u see" question, the reply "the one thing i know, is that i do not know" does not refer to a correct answer. It merely changes the subject to "the one thing i know", and the part "that i do not know" does no longer refer to the original question. It only refers to the first part of the answer itself ("the one thing i know").

Its similar to this question and answer:
"are u hungry?"
"hungry people are hungry".

The answer is true, but does not apply to the question.

Then prove you know something other than that one thing without making an assumption first. (are you assuming that you exist?)

How about this:

I know that the one thing i know, is that i do not know.

 

[RVBuckeye]

The answer is true, but does not apply to the question.

It is not only true, it applies to all questions (which is what you were originally expecting an answer to). It also is useful in avoiding further questioning from the questioner.
Seriously, you are seeing it as only a statement and not an answer. But it's both.

How about this:

I know that the one thing i know, is that i do not know.

See what I mean? <I won't be asking you any more questions if you don't know anything>

 

[PIT2]

Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?
Does a question care whether the answerer knows something or not? Is the existence of the correct answer dependent on the answerer and his shortcomings?

Is "i have a headache and can't think right now" a correct answer to the question "what is 1 + 1"?

 

[eggman]

Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?
(PIT2)

...Because its True

 

[RVBuckeye]

Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?

When the answerer is obligated to follow your conditions.

Does a question care whether the answerer knows something or not?

I doubt it, since a question is not a real "thing".

Is the existence of the correct answer dependent on the answerer and his shortcomings?

It appears so to me.

Is "i have a headache and can't think right now" a correct answer to the question "what is 1 + 1"?

If you do, in fact, have a headache, and can't think of the answer. It just might not be the answer the questioner was expecting.

Truthfully though, I really, really don't know. Can a question have multiple correct answers?

 

[eggman]

The Questions will end,

When you ask a Question.

...is your intellect blind ?



my gawd !

 

[eggman]

Ask Question !

 

[3trQN]

The answer to all questions is True or False

 

[eggman]

...don't lie

 

[eggman]

...unless you have the notion of running for Political office

 

[3trQN]

The answer to all questions is False or True

 

[eggman]

ok you win...

what is the question ?

 

[Rade]

Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?...Because its True

So, if I ask you, do you have a brain ?--you reply ..."I do not know". Do you not see a problem with your logic here ?

 

[eggman]

You are mislead by the word 'I'

whether I have brain or not seems irrelevant...

If i got my arm chopped off...the brain would still project the arm

and the pain...

 

[eggman]

to the best of my knowledge I have a brain..

...hows that ?

 

[eggman]

So, if I ask you, do you have a brain ?--you reply ..."I do not know". Do you not see a problem with your logic here ?

exsistential questions sir...

not common sensical questions..such as what's for dinner or where did the dog run off too..

 

[Rade]

to the best of my knowledge I have a brain...hows that ?

Well, "that" answer then contradicts what you said above...

Anyway, how does "i do not know" become a true answer to all questions?...Because its True

and thus we see that "I do not know" cannot be the answer to all questions--which is the topic of this thread. IMO, the OP question has been answered--the answer to all questions is "the answer" [posted by Radar in post # 7].

 

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