• Voytrekk@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      The person telling the story could always tell lies, which would mean his brother would only tell the truth.

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        6 months ago

        Or the person telling the story lies some of the time in which case it’s not a riddle and you’re just talking to a normal person

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          6 months ago

          No, you could be doomed both ways, or safe both ways, or there may be more or fewer than two doors, more or fewer than two brothers, they may not be brothers, maybe none of them are truthful etc

          When your conversation partner is chaotic/* you can’t trust what they say