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The Epimenides paradox arises when a Cretan states that all Cretans are always liars
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Is it true that the Epimenides paradox arises when a Cretan states that all Cretans are always liars?
Yes. Historical and philosophical sources confirm that the Epimenides paradox originates from the statement by the Cretan philosopher Epimenides that all Cretans are liars.
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Wikipedia: Epimenides paradox. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epimenides_paradox
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Explicitly states that Epimenides the Cretan said all Cretans were liars.
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Wikisource: Russell & Whitehead's Principia Mathematica/Introduction/Chapter 2. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russell_&_Whitehead's_Principia_Mathematica/Introduction/Chapter_2
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