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Epimenides paradox, an Uncommon card
The Epimenides paradox has to do with self-reference in logic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 86
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 27,000
Power 86 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Epimenides paradox quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Epimenides paradox card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of ______ who said: "Cretans, liars always, evil beasts, idle bellies".
Answer
Knossos. It is named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos who said: "Cretans, liars always, evil beasts, idle bellies". From the Epimenides paradox article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Epimenides paradox. Epimenides paradox 60 · Gérard Larcher 57 · Asparuh of Bulgaria 54 · Fujifilm X-T5 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is named after the Cretan philosopher Epimenides of Knossos who said: "Cretans, liars always, evil beasts, idle bellies".
- A typical description of the problem is given in the book Gödel, Escher, Bach, by Douglas Hofstadter: Epimenides was a Cretan who made the immortal statement: "All Cretans are liars." It is often claimed that a paradox of self-reference arises when one considers whether it is possible for Epimenides to have spoken the truth, but in fact there is no paradox because it may simply be a false…
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Epimenides paradox article was read about 27,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 26: each hit it takes is cut by 10 %.
How to get Epimenides paradox
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Epimenides paradox (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Published by Guillaume Rouillé (1518?-1589), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
