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[–] shonn 15 points 7 months ago

He doesn't specify what he will do if the statement is false. Immediately taking a drink if the following statement is false is still a valid option.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Source: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Drink

Hover text:

Dammit, is this one of those times where the bonus panel is better than the comic?

Bonus panel

RSS Feed: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/rss

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How did you find the bonus panel? I don't see it on the page anywhere

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This red button

The design is a bit overloaded and it's not really clear what the button does.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh cool, yeah I never would have clicked that given it's surrounded by social media garbage, but I'm glad I learned. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can block social media garbage

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I have noscript set to block everything I don't whitelist and ublock origin with pretty aggressive filters already, but the icons still show up, and the button was among them, so my vision just passed over it. It's an unmarked red button surrounded by Twitter and Facebook icons. The scripts and trackers are already blocked on my browser.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Also... I forgot to paste the img url on the first comment.

Fixed.

[–] RizzRustbolt 9 points 7 months ago

An excellent demonstration of how paradoxes resolve themselves, because someone will most likely ask him to leave.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 6 points 7 months ago

It's almost like objective truths aren't necessarily fixed indefinitely. Big paradox

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve read Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis. The protagonist, Bertrand Russell, is my favorite philosopher now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh god, I need this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Scan on Internet Archive

I picked it up for the math but it turned out to be rather glossed over. Nevertheless, the epic storytelling kept me hooked throughout.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I found a copy for 2.50£ on https://www.vialibri.net/ (LPT, great site/meta search for used books). I am totally going to read it online before.

[–] GlitterInfection 1 points 7 months ago

As a person he is about many things, not just the act of taking a drink, and thus the statement is true. Take a drink!

[–] Pregnenolone 1 points 7 months ago

Are “about to” and “immediately” synonymous in this case? I feel like there is an English loophole before any conversation on philosophy