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Originally Posted by rsl12
Here's one of my favorites: Curry's paradox.
Abelard: "If I'm not mistaken, then Santa Claus exists."
Eloise: "I agree: if you are not mistaken then Santa Claus exists."
Abelard: "You agree: what I said was correct."
Eloise: "Yes."
Abelard: "Then I am not mistaken."
Eloise: "True."
Abelard: "If I am not mistaken, then Santa Claus exists. I am not mistaken. Therefore, Santa Claus exists."
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There is no paradox here. Just an illusion of bad grammar.
The original "If I'm not mistaken [about the existence of Santa Clause], then SC exists"
The second "Then I am not mistaken [about my logical inferrences.]