A Mensa Problem

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>>>>> "Jerry" == Jerry & Wendy Horn <horn2865@dpnet.net> writes:

    Jerry> You are in a room with two doors.  There are two men, one
    Jerry> each guarding a door. One door leads to certain
    Jerry> destruction.  The other door leads to freedom. One man is a
    Jerry> liar, never telling the truth.  The other man always tell
    Jerry> the truth.

    Jerry> What ONE question can you ask each man and find out which
    Jerry> way to safety. The same question is asked to both men.

This is actually a famous question from the ancient Greek philosophers
-- Aristotle, I think.  It is called the liars problem, or sometimes
the Cretan problem, after the scriptural reference by Paul to the
Cretans.  Too bad I don't remember the answer, and don't have time
right now to think about it.

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