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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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What is the question "Can they escape with certainty?" asking?
The question is: "Can they escape with certainty?".
Assume the "they" in the question is referring to prisoners.
Is the question asking whether the audience can be certain of the prisoners' escape?
Or is the question asking whether the prisoners can be certain of their own escape?
I'm trying to prove that a logic puzzle video made a mistake.
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Assume the "they" in the question is referring to prisoners.
Is the question asking whether the audience can be certain of the prisoners' escape?
Or is the question asking whether the prisoners can be certain of their own escape?
I'm trying to prove that a logic puzzle video made a mistake.
Here is the link to the discussion comment reply. Please scroll down and the source of this post would be the first comment reply.
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Anonymous Or is the question asking whether the prisoners can be certain of their own escape? It cannot mean that. If they escape with (their own) certainty, we don't know what they are certain of.
- Anonymous Or is the question asking whether the prisoners can be certain of their own escape?
- It cannot mean that.
- If they escape with (their own) certainty, we don't know what they are certain of.
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AnonymousOr is the question asking whether the prisoners can be certain of their own escape?It cannot mean that. If they escape with (their own) certainty, we don't know what they are certain of.
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