Raymond Smullyan quotes

Raymond Smullyan was an American mathematician, logician, and philosopher, renowned for his work in logic puzzles and recreational mathematics. His books and puzzles popularized complex concepts in logic, philosophy, and computation for general audiences. He inspired generations of thinkers with his wit, creativity, and love for paradoxes. Here are 11 of his quotes:

Why should I worry about dying? It's not going to happen in my lifetime! (Raymond Smullyan)
There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility." View quote
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I believe that either Jupiter has life or it doesn't. But I neither believe that it does, nor do I believe that it doesn't. View quote
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Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere. View quote
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Metaphysical problems about "mind" versus "matter" arise only from epistemological confusions. View quote
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I have free will, but not of my own choice. I have never freely chosen to have free will. I have to have free will, whether I like it or not! View quote
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If it is really true that you cannot resist them, then you are not sinning of your own free will and hence (at least according to me) not sinning at all. View quote
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From what little was known about the subject, insincerity itself was regarded as another form of psychosis but one which was exceedingly rare. View quote
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Of course the falsity of the fact that you believe it is red implies that you don't believe it is red. But this does not mean that you believe it is not red! View quote
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Medical opinions differed as to the cause of this "humor" disease. View quote
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Some people are always critical of vague statements. I tend rather to be critical of precise statements; they are the only ones which can correctly be labeled 'wrong'. (Raymond Smullyan)

Raymond Smullyan

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Occupation: American Mathematician
Born: May 25, 1919
Died: February 6, 2017
Quotes count: 11
Wikipedia: Raymond Smullyan

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