The original version of the paradox was a little more gruesome. Basically, you're on death row and the prison governor walks in and tells you that you're booked to be hanged inside the next fortnight. But we're a compassionate society here, he tells you, so we won't tell you until 7 o'clock on the morning you're going to have to take the drop.
"That's wonderful news," you say.
"But you're going to die inside two weeks!" says the governor. "Why are you so happy?"
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Re: The Aardvark says...
Date: 2010-11-27 06:21 pm (UTC)The original version of the paradox was a little more gruesome. Basically, you're on death row and the prison governor walks in and tells you that you're booked to be hanged inside the next fortnight. But we're a compassionate society here, he tells you, so we won't tell you until 7 o'clock on the morning you're going to have to take the drop.
"That's wonderful news," you say.
"But you're going to die inside two weeks!" says the governor. "Why are you so happy?"
"Because ..." you say; etc etc.