Ferris@discuss.online to AsklemmyEnglish · 1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% true but is actually 100% false?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down14
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% true but is actually 100% false?Ferris@discuss.online to AsklemmyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squaresunbytes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·1 year agoI guess it depends on if the nose grows with untrue information, or lies. Because if it’s lies all he needs to do is THINK it’s the truth and his nose won’t grow. If his nose grows because the information is not true, then this is one hell of a power. You could get him to theorise on the meaning of life.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·1 year agoThe intent of the scene was clear. He’s just trying to say a lot of double negatives and be confusing. It’s not a moment of world building for the mechanics of Pinocchio’s nose lol
minus-squareConditionOverload@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoPinochio the philosophical scholar.
minus-squaresunbytes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSo I guess in that case part of the trick is confusing himself. If he’s not sure what he said, it’s tough to rule it as a lie.
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoThat would make an interesting story about a superhero with that power.
I guess it depends on if the nose grows with untrue information, or lies.
Because if it’s lies all he needs to do is THINK it’s the truth and his nose won’t grow.
If his nose grows because the information is not true, then this is one hell of a power. You could get him to theorise on the meaning of life.
The intent of the scene was clear. He’s just trying to say a lot of double negatives and be confusing. It’s not a moment of world building for the mechanics of Pinocchio’s nose lol
Pinochio the philosophical scholar.
So I guess in that case part of the trick is confusing himself.
If he’s not sure what he said, it’s tough to rule it as a lie.
That would make an interesting story about a superhero with that power.