In a certain small town, there is a barber named Bill. Since Bill is the only barber in the town, he decides that he will shave all the town's residents who do not shave themselves, but (obviously) not the ones who do.

If Bill follows this rule, will he shave himself or not?

(In reply to didactics by graham)

Well, if you define shaving oneself as a thing which you either do or don't do, the paradox remains reguardless of what you actually consider to be "shaving yourself". However, if you say that one can shave oneself, not shave oneself, or shave oneself occasionally, poor Bill may have a way out of the mess.

Posted by levik on 2002-08-19 09:12:33