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Offline Blaze

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2005, 11:49:27 pm »
How can there be a man on a uninhabited island? :-\
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #16 on: August 11, 2005, 12:21:58 am »
There is one guy for both paths. I really think it makes little difference in the difficulty of the puzzle.


Blaze. He's a ghost. DUH!

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #17 on: August 11, 2005, 01:35:23 am »
I mean one guy for each path, sorry.

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2005, 12:49:39 am »
"Stand up and walk down the correct path or I kill you."

I spose....

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2005, 12:52:33 am »
"Stand up and walk down the correct path or I kill you."

I spose....
Thats not a question.
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #20 on: August 12, 2005, 01:12:18 am »
It never said you HAD to ask a question, only that if you did you could only ask ONE.

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #21 on: August 12, 2005, 01:24:17 am »
Rabbit is correct in saying you don't have to ask a question.  In contrast, his answer is entirely incorrect. :)

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #22 on: August 12, 2005, 08:42:19 am »
I think we should just give this guy a polygraph test. We could make due with just one question, even though we should use at least two. :\

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #23 on: August 12, 2005, 10:48:20 am »
I think we should just give this guy a polygraph test. We could make due with just one question, even though we should use at least two. :\

Wrong again, lol ^^

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2005, 05:31:32 pm »
Path A
Path B
"correct" - path to eternal bliss or w/e

If A were the correct path, and the man was a liar, if asked if it was the correct path he would say "no"
If A were the correct path, and the man was not a liar, if asked if it was the correct path he would say "yes"
If the man were asked "are you a liar?" he would always say "no".
If the man were a liar and asked "Are you a liar?" he would say "no", thus lying about being a liar, which is a double negative, which is actually a positive, so as long as the man is asked "Are you a liar?" he will always tell the truth.  Thus you can safely assume that if you ask "Is A the correct path?" he will give an honest answer, liar or not.

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2005, 07:17:21 pm »
Incorrect.

He can ALWAYS tell the truth or ALWAYS lie.

If you ask him

Is A the corret path?

And it IS the correct path, he will say "No, it is not." If it is NOT, he will say "Yes, it is."

You're on the right track though -- just think of a way to make him answer the question so the result is a double negative.

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2005, 12:45:53 am »
"Is A the correct path if you always tell the truth?"

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2005, 12:47:01 am »
"Would you lie and say no if I asked you if path a is the correct path?"
And like a fool I believed myself, and thought I was somebody else...

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2005, 12:54:41 am »
"TELL ME OR ILL CAP U BITCH"

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Re: Forked Path
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2005, 02:22:50 am »
Wrong 3x.