Ok, now I see it. Your potential deductions, not your actual deductions, are what I draw conclusions from, and vice versa. Jim Propp On Friday, December 5, 2014, Cris Moore <moore@santafe.edu> wrote:
but surely it's a paradox whether or not they happen in rounds?
cris
On Dec 5, 2014, at 1:56 PM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
Cute! But I think one needs deductions/announcements to take place in rounds.
Jim Propp
On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Cris Moore <moore@santafe.edu <javascript:;>> wrote:
You, I, and Mr. Apollinax are traveling on a train. He leans over to
you
and says, with a leer, "whisper a natural number into my ear." You do so. He then turns to me and asks me to do the same. I do.
He then claps his hands and says "Marvelous! Your numbers are distinct, and neither of you can deduce which one is larger."
Get it?
- Cris
p.s. I heard this from Thilo Gross...
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