• This man's father, is my father's son.
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[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;23317348]Don't apologise to me, bro, apologise to the OP[/QUOTE] Thanks for having my back.
I'll do some more MS paint to figure this out
Man I am mindfucked right now. Dude, go show your teacher this thread or something, please, cause I'm pretty sure it is his son now. BO² is right.
It's definitely the mans son. 100%.
[QUOTE=Detective P;23317385]Man I am mindfucked right now. Dude, go show your teacher this thread or something, please, cause I'm pretty sure it is his son now. BO² is right.[/QUOTE] I'm gonna ask her about it tomorrow, definitely. I appreciate the feedback. For a while there I thought I was going insane.
[QUOTE=jalb;23317377]Thanks for having my back.[/QUOTE] Sorry bro :hfive:
[QUOTE=Detective P;23317385]Man I am mindfucked right now. Dude, go show your teacher this thread or something, please, cause I'm pretty sure it is his son now. BO² is right.[/QUOTE] This has been the most fun I've had with logic and maths in a while. First I come to the right conclusion, then everyone says that it could be construed one of two ways, then I (and another guy before me) prove that the second way is a logical fallacy. fuck I love you guys, my mind would be blunt without you
It's his fucking son, goddamnit. If he said "I dont have any siblings, but this is my father's son" then it would be himself.
Well, that was fun. On a side note, first thread I've ever made on FP. Damn the responses come in quick. [QUOTE=lettuce_head;23317414]Sorry bro :hfive:[/QUOTE] Ah, it's all good.
The only posible answer is himself, he has no brothers or sisters, and the problem states "my fathers son" and his fathers only son, is him. As he is an only child.
It's his son. I've done this. My father's son is himself. The father of the man in the picture is himself. So the father of the man in the picture is him. I thought it was himself for a long time, but my logic was flawed and completely wrong. Your instructor is too stubborn to realise it.
"This man" refers to the person in the picture. So the person in the picture is Stephen's father's son. Since we know there are no siblings, the person in the picture is Stephen himself.
[QUOTE=Mega Tuna;23317467]The only posible answer is himself, he has no brothers or sisters, and the problem states "my fathers son" and his fathers only son, is him. As he is an only child.[/QUOTE] The picture guy's father, is stephen's father's son (aka stephen) so the picture guy's father = stephen
Jesus christ people. This man's father is my father's son. Man in picture ----- > Father of man in picture --------> Stephan's father The man in the picture is Stephan's son.
[QUOTE=Bassplaya7;23317479]"This man" refers to the person in the picture. So the person in the picture is Stephen's father's son. Since we know there are no siblings, the person in the picture is Stephen himself.[/QUOTE] look carefully at what you wrote "Stephen's father's son" think hard and tell us if you see anything weird about it :v:
[quote=bassplaya7;23317479]"this man" refers to the person in the picture. So the person in the picture is stephen's father's son. Since we know there are no siblings, the person in the picture is stephen himself.[/quote] oh fuck it im asking google.
Jesus Christ, I cant believe how dumb most of you are
A man says, "Brothers and sisters, have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is he pointing at? [spoiler]My fathers son must mean himself because he has no brothers, and since this is the father of the person he is pointing at, he is pointing at his son![/spoiler]
Ok stephen's father's son = stephen, right? that's easy isn't it. so in the riddle let's replace my (stephen's) father's son with stephen. This man's father, is stephen. Therefore it's stephen's son :science:
In other news, we are now the #2 google result for the quote [quote]Stephen was looking at a photo. Someone asked him, "Whose picture are you looking at?" He replied: "I don't have any brother or sister, but this man's father is my father's son." So, whose picture was Stephen looking at?[/quote]
All of you are wrong and incredibly stupid. The man in the photo is obviously Ronald McDonald.
[QUOTE=Mega Tuna;23317501]oh fuck it im asking google.[/QUOTE] Most results say 'his son'. Also, realize I wouldn't of even made this thread had my [b]instructor[/b] not of said it was 'himself'. I'm very interested in her response when I ask her about it tomorrow.
This explains it well: [quote=Some Random Person with a Brain]Look at it this way. Hypothetical, you look at your son and say, "your father is my fathers son". Then think about the riddle.[/quote]
I explained why it is Stephen's son on the first page, but the discussion lasted for 3 pages. Nobody pays attention to me :saddowns:
[QUOTE=jalb;23317569]Most results say 'his son'. Also, realize I wouldn't of even made this thread had my [b]instructor[/b] not of said it was 'himself'. I'm very interested in her response when I ask her about it tomorrow.[/QUOTE] If you argue it correctly, and make sure to include the logical fallacy resulting from taking "this man" to mean Stephen, then you'll have a chance. [editline]02:06AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Laserbeams;23317594]I explained why it is Stephen's son on the first page, but the discussion lasted for 3 pages. Nobody pays attention to me :saddowns:[/QUOTE] You were one of the ones who reassured me I was right. You just gotta shout louder. :love:
It is both stephen and stephen's son. "this man's father is my father's son." let's call stephen: A and stephen's son: B and stephen's father: C if it was A: this man's father would be C. C's son would be A. if it was B: this man's father would be A. A's son would be B if that makes sense?
I'm on the verge of figuring out where people are tripping up and why they're led to think it's himself.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ag2fvKD5Tk&feature=related[/media] 4:40
[QUOTE=latirCole;23317631]It is both stephen and stephen's son. "this man's father is my father's son." let's call stephen: A and stephen's son: B if it was A: this man's father would be A's father. A's father's son would be A if it was B: this man's father would be A. A's son would be B if that makes sense?[/QUOTE] There is no ambiguity here. Your logic is not sufficiently rigorous.
[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;23317673]There is no ambiguity here. Your logic is not sufficiently rigorous.[/QUOTE] meh, this is how i understood it.
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