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by: immibis - Sun, 7 Jan 2024 02:46 UTC

Let x be the biggest number. There's a problem, because let y=x+1 and y
is bigger than x.

Solution: "x+1" is an incorrect question in the same way that the
question: "What time it is (yes or no)?" is unsolvable because it is
incorrect.

Anyone besides Jack can answer this question correctly:
"Can Jack correctly answer “no” to this [yes/no] question?"
Any number besides y can answer this question correctly
"Is this number bigger than x?"
y cannot answer this question because it is self-contradictory. The
question cannot possibly have any right answer so it is an incorrect
question. Many great mathematicians agree with me.

Power corrupts. And atomic power corrupts atomically.

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