Comments on: Which Way? http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/ //pat's blog Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: pajai http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/comment-page-1/#comment-674 pajai Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:39:06 +0000 http://extrabright.com/blog/?p=69#comment-674 Hi Remon, Yeah, I think you are right. I would also ask something like 'Which way would the other guy point as leading to freedom. But of course, as you point out, this can work only if the honest guy always tell the truth and the other one always lies (or more generally if one of them tells the truth while the other one would lie). But I think there is no solution otherwise, is there? Cheers, Hi Remon,

Yeah, I think you are right. I would also ask something like ‘Which way would the other guy point as leading to freedom.

But of course, as you point out, this can work only if the honest guy always tell the truth and the other one always lies (or more generally if one of them tells the truth while the other one would lie). But I think there is no solution otherwise, is there?

Cheers,

]]> By: Remon http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/comment-page-1/#comment-672 Remon Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:33:33 +0000 http://extrabright.com/blog/?p=69#comment-672 Sorry, but I have to add that my answer (previous post) only works if the dishonest guy ALWAYS lies. Most dishonest people do tell the truth at least once in a while. Sorry, but I have to add that my answer (previous post) only works if the dishonest guy ALWAYS lies. Most dishonest people do tell the truth at least once in a while.

]]> By: Remon http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/comment-page-1/#comment-671 Remon Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:29:25 +0000 http://extrabright.com/blog/?p=69#comment-671 I would ask "Which way will the other guy tell me to go if I want to be free?" The honest guy will point the way to jail. The dishonest guy will also point to the way to jail. Go the other way. I would ask “Which way will the other guy tell me to go if I want to be free?”
The honest guy will point the way to jail.
The dishonest guy will also point to the way to jail.
Go the other way.

]]> By: pajai http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/comment-page-1/#comment-540 pajai Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:27:09 +0000 http://extrabright.com/blog/?p=69#comment-540 I am not sure it would work. Because the honest guy would answer yes, because he is, the other one yes as well, because he isn't, so he is lying. In addition, you don't know where to go afterwards. I am not sure it would work. Because the honest guy would answer yes, because he is, the other one yes as well, because he isn’t, so he is lying.

In addition, you don’t know where to go afterwards.

]]> By: Jacques http://extrabright.com/blog/2007/02/16/which-way/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Jacques Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:50:40 +0000 http://extrabright.com/blog/?p=69#comment-539 I'd go for "Are you the honest guy?". The honest guy would probably answer "What?", while the other would go for Yes. I’d go for “Are you the honest guy?”. The honest guy would probably answer “What?”, while the other would go for Yes.

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