![(A teal pen lies across the top of an open journal page upon which, in teal ink, is written:)
Suppose you had a bridge guarded by two trolls who -- from moral obligation -- both always told the truth. But there's a bridge-crosser who believes that one is truthful and the other is always lying, as per usual in questions of this nature. Would Dude ever glom to the fact?
[TO TROLL 1] "Is that true?"
T1: "Yes."
[TO TROLL 2] "Aha! So YOU'RE the liar!"
T2: "No. [FACEPALMS] There ARE NO LIARS!"
[TO T1] "Is THAT true?"
(At the bottom of the page, in brackets, are the word "continued" and an arrow pointing to the top of the next page. At the top of the next page is written:)
T1: "What is truth? I believe it was Andrew Lloyd Webber who said 'We both have truths/Are mine the same as yours?"
[TO T2] "Am *I* the liar?"
T2: [ROLLS EYES] "Quite probably."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hzwrjn2wcym2v64vswp4g2fb/bafkreigjbgixfs7ucyatnutcevisfzvf7z6wspty2no76sutewwwocccde)
(A teal pen lies across the top of an open journal page upon which, in teal ink, is written:) Suppose you had a bridge guarded by two trolls who -- from moral obligation -- both always told the truth. But there's a bridge-crosser who believes that one is truthful and the other is always lying, as per usual in questions of this nature. Would Dude ever glom to the fact? [TO TROLL 1] "Is that true?" T1: "Yes." [TO TROLL 2] "Aha! So YOU'RE the liar!" T2: "No. [FACEPALMS] There ARE NO LIARS!" [TO T1] "Is THAT true?" (At the bottom of the page, in brackets, are the word "continued" and an arrow pointing to the top of the next page. At the top of the next page is written:) T1: "What is truth? I believe it was Andrew Lloyd Webber who said 'We both have truths/Are mine the same as yours?" [TO T2] "Am *I* the liar?" T2: [ROLLS EYES] "Quite probably."
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