• J Lou@mastodon.socialOP
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    15 days ago

    The statement is only generates a contradiction if there is an omniscient being. If there are no omniscient beings, it is consistent.

    The idea is that it is impossible for a being to both know and not know something. Knowable is not the same as known to a particular being

    @atheistmemes

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      15 days ago

      If there is an omniscient being, the statement is known. It’s internal inconsistency doesn’t make it unknowable. Omniscience isn’t bound by strict semantic logic.

      Like, I couldn’t disprove you exist by saying “You don’t know this statement is true.”