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Beorn
04-08-2009, 01:54 AM
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Electronic God-Man
04-08-2009, 02:46 AM
If this sentence is true, then the world will end in one week.

ie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-reference

Groenewolf
04-08-2009, 05:03 PM
It could be possible he told a lie before saying that to proof his nose will grow now.

However putting that aside. Persuming that what he said is indeed a lie. Then his nose of course will grow. However because it then becomes true it will also shrink. Whereby the two processes chancel each other out, making his noselenght stable.