Assignment 11 - Palmer Lee

Susan Satong, an alumna of University of Chicago as well as an author, once said, “The only interesting answers are those that destroy the questions.” A prime example of this comes with the phrase "This is a lie. Was that the truth?" Of course, this is a yes or no question, so there are really only two possible answers. If you were to respond with "yes," then that would make the phrase the truth. But that would mean it was a lie. This creates a paradox. If you were to respond with "no," then the phrase would be a lie. But that makes it true. In either case, the answer creates an endless loop, and creates a paradox. I feel as though this is the definition of 'destroying the question.' By making it so each answer is both right and wrong, this essentially invalidates the question at hand, rendering it pointless.