the paradox of the grandma present

[tk471138]

hold on what did you say in the other thread? all i see is a few red words

as to what is wrong...did tommy get a sweater or a book, socks maybe?

[raaaid]

oh i read it otherelse as a hanged man and a judge, i adorned it being a nazi judge and a war prisoner

still alpha was spot on to tell the idea you dont need to go sinister

[tk471138]

ok i think i see what you mean that makes sense

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by tk471138

hold on what did you say in the other thread? all i see is a few red words

as to what is wrong...did tommy get a sweater or a book, socks maybe?

Maybe Tommy never gets a present at all. That would sure surprise the heck out of him.

[MadBlaster]

I was brushing up on induction last night. Anyway, there is no base case here. If grandma had given Tommy a present in the past for being a good kid and it had surprised him, Tommy would not have reasoned and concluded that his grandma is a liar. Instead, he would have likely deduced something to the effect “if it happened once, it can happen again”, unless, of course, you get executed during the the base case. Oh look, grandma is giving a present...then all of a sudden ”whack” , your head chopped off. Personally, I like the execution version better.

[Wolf_Rider]

simple mish mash of words...

the surprise was the gift itself (and something Tommy had not expected), not the day it was presented on


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[major_setback]

Any present from a a granny would be surprising if it wasn't a bad Stylistics record, a bad jumper, a pair of socks, or a bad pair of underwear.

[raaaid]

Originally Posted by Wolf_Rider

simple mish mash of words...

the surprise was the gift itself (and something Tommy had not expected), not the day it was presented on


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yeah i mess up the story lets say grand ma told him it woud be a toy pinball, the surprise WOULD BE THE DAY OF THE PRESENT

[Wolf_Rider]

That does change the whole scenario then, Raaaid. A bit like moving or omitting a comma can, eh?


So the surprise is; grandma remembered?

[raaaid]

yeah the surprise is the day the present is given, its known to be a toy pinball (the best present i ever had