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What is a yes or no question that is impossible to answer with a no or yes? There has to be one!
Then 'no' is not the answer to the question.brudally said:...yes,
I think thatmattmns said:I don't think there is one.
It is like saying: Can you show me a dog that is not a dog.
"Can you say you stole this old lady's purse or be honest?" (Criminal court cross-examination question.)Mk said:What is a yes or no question that is impossible to answer with a no or yes? There has to be one!
honestrosewater said:Who is on first!
Sorry. Let Q denote the question
Is 'no' the answer to this question?I think Q is the question Mk was looking for.
Absolutely, yes, the answer to that question.Mk said:Or:
Is yes the answer to this question?
Totally original.
Are you studying up on how to drive yourself crazy? PF has a nice Philosophy section for that.Mk said:What is a yes or no question that is impossible to answer with a no or yes? There has to be one!
Well, because of the confusion, I wasn't going to mention this, but it would be nice to know how Mk defines a 'yes or no question'.Lisa! said:Is there a yes or no question that is impossible to answer with a yes or no?
Yes, I thought for a few minutes about the answer of this question and it was really confusing. Anyway I think this question has an answer anyway. I like trick y questions a lot but I don't think this 1 would be 1 of them!honestrosewater said:Well, because of the confusion, I wasn't going to mention this,
Random emoticons from djeipa...djeipa said:
I don't know waht's going on in this forum because he's always !EnumaElish said:Random emoticons from djeipa...
Yeah, first there were the "Ohhh"s and the "Ahh"s, then an admittance of being high, then comes the blush. (It all started after your scary test made djeipa swallow a piece of gum.)Lisa! said:I don't know waht's going on in this forum because he's always !
Do you mean djeipa miunderstood? I do not think so. The answer to "Is 'yes' the answer to this question?" is tautologically "yes."Emieno said:You should have misunderstood that short post, I believe.
Not to mention all her questions meant to be statements; taking them as questions and attempting to answer them is actually dragging your feet for not doing what you are clearly being hinted at. You'd better get acting on it.gravenewworld said:whenever a girl asks you "Do you like my new haircut?"
"Are you still abusing your financial responsibilities?"Moonbear said:A yes/no question that would be impossible to answer with a yes/no would be a complex question or that includes conditions that are not true.
"Did you know that you were being watched while you were breaking into the blue car?"
If you weren't breaking into a car, or it was a green car rather than a blue car, how do you answer that question?
Oh, you mean the ones like, "Don't you think it's time to take the trash out?" or "Couldn't you watch TV some other time?" or "Can't you ever pick up after yourself?"EnumaElish said:Not to mention all her questions meant to be statements; taking them as questions and attempting to answer them is actually dragging your feet for not doing what you are clearly being hinted at. You'd better get acting on it.
You can always say "yes" then drag your feet to act on the implications. (The passive aggressive approach.) But if you don't care about her feelings, or you think she can "take it" or should learn how to, then just say the truth: "I really like you as a friend but I am in a relationship right now."gurkhawarhorse said:i have a friend she always comes to sit close to me and tries to hug me i don't love her but my friends tell me that the girl fancies me :! and she is going to ask me if i like her or not soon. i don't know what i am going to say . yes or no?
and, i love someone else.
if i say :no, then i hurt her. yes, then i hurt myself.
i will say no but don't know how. can anyone help me?
Yes these are accurate examples.Moonbear said:Oh, you mean the ones like, "Don't you think it's time to take the trash out?" or "Couldn't you watch TV some other time?" or "Can't you ever pick up after yourself?"
EnumaElish said:You can always say "yes" then drag your feet to act on the implications. (The passive aggressive approach.) But if you don't care about her feelings, or you think she can "take it" or should learn how to, then just say the truth: "I really like you as a friend but I am in a relationship right now."
That reminds me of a story. Once a woman who just get married, asks his husband "Would you marry again if I'd die before you?"gravenewworld said:whenever a girl asks you "Do you like my new haircut?"
yes or no is never the right answer because if you say yes, you are just saying it to be nice, if you say no, then you are a jerk.
Lisa! said:No, it didn't start after my scary test. I remember it was his emotion from the first day. Go to his first thread and you can see what I said!
That reminds me of a story. Once a woman who just get married, asks his husband "Would you marry again if I'd die before you?"
The man tries to side step her question by saying he can't stay alive after her, he'll kill himself, the life would be intolerable and that kind of things!
The woman insist on having an answer, he says "NO! Never"
She start ing and says "do you want to say you're having too terrible life with me and hate all women after our marriage that you don't want to make your mistake again?"
The man:"No, I'm having a great time.so yes, I'll marry again for sure perhaps more than 1 time"
The woman: "How cheeky and unfaithful! I'm still alive and you're talking about remarriage and other women? "
The man finally get angry and kills his wife accidently!