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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 51 points 6 months ago

If Guard 2 didn't mean it when he said sorry that counts as a lie right?

[-] Infynis@midwest.social 29 points 6 months ago

If Guard 2 is the one that lies, that means they can't have apologized

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 15 points 6 months ago

Plot twist: it turns out I was a guard the whole time!

[-] Bearbi3@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago
[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

What are things I reveal to my therapist about that camping trip with the super horny bear?

I'll take... Childhood Trauma for $800

[-] zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Ha! That was funny, clever, and kind of out of nowhere enough that it's so good and I enjoyed it so much that I feel like just an upvote doesn't suffice. But I didn't quite know what to say...sooo, I'm writing this, lol. Thank you for making me laugh in such a clever, fun way! :)

Also, I'm sorry about the bear. I've got horny animal-related childhood trauma, too, lmao!

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

For realsies, it was a horse, but I wasn't willing actually un-repress that memory. Anyway, time to look for some brain bleach!

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Liars say they're sorry way more than people who tell the truth, I've found.

[-] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I think that's a symtom of abuse, or indicator. Don't quote me on this

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yup. That describes my ex for sure.

[-] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Abuse also creates people who at the core lack a sense of self, so trying to fit into groups can be difficult and makes them prone to do things wrong. (my head just went into a translation error dead zone)

It's crazy how big of an impact a non-abusive upbringing can have. I've personally struggled with cognitive dissonance from my own, took me a low 15 years to accept it

[-] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah. I had a physically and mentally abusive father as well, but he wasn't much of a liar in this case. I'm 40, been on my own since 17, and still need regular therapy for all of it. So I empathize.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago
[-] dudinax@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

If Guard 1 is a liar, that means they are both liars.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 34 points 6 months ago

This would be a pretty amusing encounter I think.

Mage: "Uggghh... well I translated the inscription on the door. We have to resolve their quarrel to dispell the magic lock."

Bard: "So hey fellas, my party and I saw you from across the dungeon..."

[-] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 25 points 6 months ago

I like the referenced riddle because you can't "fully" solve it, in the sense that you know all the information. You can figure out which path to take (which solves the riddle) but you cannot simultaneously know who lies and who tells the truth, which gives the riddle a bit of an unresolved feel. (I'm assuming it's one yes-no question only.)

[-] SnowmenMelt@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

Not gonna lie, I thought guard 2 was mario...

[-] Blahaj_Blast@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 6 months ago

"you ever fuck this guy's wife?"

[-] Moosely@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Iiiii forgiiiive you!

[-] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Something that has always bothered me with the "one of us tells the truth, the other one lies" conundrums is couldn't you just ask a simple question with a known answer to check who's who? Something like "what's 1+1" or even a logic question like "if A is true and B is true, is the condition of A AND B true or false?"

[-] Fuctangle@sh.itjust.works 33 points 6 months ago

The full riddle limits you to one question.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

Either of their proposed questions should still immediately tell you which door is which, though.

What would be really fun is determining which door tells the truth, then coming back periodically and asking it questions about how the setting's metaphysics work, or where an important NPC is at the moment, or what the BBEG's weakness is.

[-] Liz@midwest.social 16 points 6 months ago

The truth telling guard doesn't have to be in front of the safe door.

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

"I don't know" can be a truthful statement. Why would door guy be omniscient?

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yeh but non answers are usually not allowed because use of them can easily make the riddle completely unsolvable.

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Either of their proposed questions should still immediately tell you which door is which, though.

No it doesn't.

There are two doors. One door leads to death, One door leads to salvation. You have one question to ask. "What is 1+1?" You ask the guard on the left. The guard replies "Three!". The guard on the left is clearly the liar, but you're out of questions. You have no idea which door to go through.

Knowing which soldier is telling the truth doesn't tell you which door is which. You'd need a second question for that to help.

[-] marty@infosec.pub 24 points 6 months ago

Yes, that would let you know if the one you asked tells the truth or lies. But IIRC those riddles are usually constructed such that that is not enough to solve them. For example, sometimes there are more than two people that you need to identify. Or you need to find the correct door amongst multiple. All with a single question to one of the people.

[-] papertowels@lemmy.one 5 points 6 months ago

Tim, the third guard who stabs people who ask tricky questions.

[-] wholemilk@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago

with a lot of these riddles you don't get to ask a question, you can only listen to their statements to determine who is telling the truth.

[-] Maco1969@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

Ask either do you have a nose, the one that always tells the truth has to say yes, the one that always lies has to say no.

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That's where the clause about having just one question comes into play.

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 12 points 6 months ago

You only need one answer here

[-] ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

And in the original version the traveler must determine which path to take, one kills you, one is safe.

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 3 points 6 months ago

True, in this case they never actually said what the riddle is, they just explain the premise

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Ok, so you used your one question finding that out, now how do you find out which door is safe now that you're out of questions?

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

What doors? Post doesn't mention any doors.

[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

The riddle being referenced is an incredibly well known classic riddle. The full riddle is normally left out when jokes are being made about it for brevity, but the actual riddle does not work without the doors.

[-] OpenStars@startrek.website 12 points 6 months ago

Perhaps they both lie, whenever it is convenient for them, including lying about lying, but also about not lying? :-P

And if they upgrade to the Premium package (by becoming politicians), they gain the talent allowing them to lie without ever managing to say anything at all... even while using very many words to obfuscate that fact.:-D

[-] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Ask the guy asking the question „do I have to point out who is who in order to pass through?“

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Couldnt you just ask:

"Tell me which door is safe while using a sinonim of truth"

Or

"Tell me a sinonim of truth while precising which door is correct"

[-] Delta_V@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

The traditional solution is to ask which door the other guard would say is safe. The response will always be the dangerous door.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I like your thinking but I hate your spelling.

Synonym.

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

Sorry, i confused it with the romanian word "sinonim"

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