To really force the logical contradiction, the quantifier needs to be tighter: “Everything I say is a lie.” Just saying “I lie a lot” could have been one of his rare truthful statements. Ultimately, the real joke is that his strength is how much he lies.
I think Peter’s honesty has won out strenght wise.
If Peter does lie a lot, when B.C. asks “Morning, Peter?” wouldn’t Peter have said, “My name is NOT Peter! or, What you’re talking about it, it is pitch dark night out!”
BASHIR: “What I want to know is, out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren’t?” GARAK: “My dear Doctor, they’re all true.” BASHIR: “Even the lies?” GARAK: “Especially the lies.”
Captain Kirk : Everything Harry tells you is a lie. Remember that. Everything Harry tells you is a lie.
Harcourt Fenton Mudd : Now listen to this carefully, Norman. I am… lying.
Norman : You say you are lying, but if everything you say is a lie, then you are telling the truth, but you cannot tell the truth because everything you say is a lie, but you lie… You tell the truth but you cannot for you lie… illogical! Illogical! Please explain! You are human. Only humans can explain their behavior! Please explain!
oldpine52 9 months ago
Peter, the first politician.
franksmin 9 months ago
Interviewer: What’s your greatest weakness?"
Politician: “My honesty.”
Interviewer: “I don’t think that honesty is a weakness….”
Politician: “I don’t give a s**t what you think…..”
LupisLight 9 months ago
When you say you are a liar, how do I know you are telling the truth?
DanEP 9 months ago
To really force the logical contradiction, the quantifier needs to be tighter: “Everything I say is a lie.” Just saying “I lie a lot” could have been one of his rare truthful statements. Ultimately, the real joke is that his strength is how much he lies.
Mediatech 9 months ago
He always tells the truth, except when he doesn’t.
blunebottle 9 months ago
Win-win.
darigfir 9 months ago
I wonder if this could be linked to a certain election
BigDaveGlass 9 months ago
How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving…….
dcdete. 9 months ago
I think Peter’s honesty has won out strenght wise.
If Peter does lie a lot, when B.C. asks “Morning, Peter?” wouldn’t Peter have said, “My name is NOT Peter! or, What you’re talking about it, it is pitch dark night out!”
bullpunky 9 months ago
Ah, the good old Liars Paradox!
gammaguy 9 months ago
If he’s honest, that makes him honer than everybody else. Right?
cmerb 9 months ago
Joe Biden does that all of the time and a lot of people still stand by him ?
jagedlo 9 months ago
This is Sunday…I wanted my brain to have the morning off!
Just-me 9 months ago
rockyridge1977 9 months ago
Which is the best policy??
mckeonfuneralhomebx 9 months ago
You are never a gifted liar until you have mastered the polygraph test.
mindjob 9 months ago
This is what did in Nomad, before they put the anti-gravs on him and beamed him into space.
sandpiper 9 months ago
Nice twist on logic
oakie817 9 months ago
oh brother…more politics?
delennwen 9 months ago
BASHIR: “What I want to know is, out of all the stories you told me, which ones were true and which ones weren’t?” GARAK: “My dear Doctor, they’re all true.” BASHIR: “Even the lies?” GARAK: “Especially the lies.”
Webby_dog 9 months ago
He’s an honest lier
zeexenon 9 months ago
Mr. George Costanza says, “It’s not a lie if you believe it.”
mistercatworks 9 months ago
Maybe he’s a ventriloquist who only lies when his lips are moving. :)
bilbrlsn 9 months ago
Thank you Katie Britt.
blakerl 9 months ago
Harcourt Fenton Mudd : Now listen to this carefully, Norman. I am… lying.
Norman : You say you are lying, but if everything you say is a lie, then you are telling the truth, but you cannot tell the truth because everything you say is a lie, but you lie… You tell the truth but you cannot for you lie… illogical! Illogical! Please explain! You are human. Only humans can explain their behavior! Please explain!
tvstevie 9 months ago
George Santos in comic strip form!