Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Fw: one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history

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This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history

Few centuries ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing
to
learn but as unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal saying,
"I
will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court". Teacher
agreed
and proceeded with the law course. When the course was finished and
teacher
started pestering the student to pay up the fee,the student reminded him
of
the deal and pushed days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue
the
student in the court of law and both of them decided to argue for
themselves.


The teacher put forward his argument saying: "If I win  this case, as
per
the court of law, the student has to pay me as the case is  about his
non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, student will still pay me
because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have to
get
the money". Equally brilliant student argued back saying: "If I  win the
case, as per the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the
teacher
as the case is about my non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case,  I
don't have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet. So either
way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything". This is one of the
greatest  paradoxes ever recorded in history


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