Re: Dao De Jing [was Re: Promoting Lojban]

[Robin Turner <robin@Bilkent.EDU.TR>]

Lin Zhemin wrote:

> From: Lin Zhemin <ljm@marx.ljm.wownet.net>
>
> la xorxes. cusku di'e
> > Lojban. A common example is "this sentence is false", if the sentence
> > is true, then it must be false, but if it is false, then it has to be true!
> > That's as easy to say in Lojban: {dei jitfa}, as in any other language.
>
> So why bother Bob wrote in the brochure the following paragraph?
>
>    Lojban supports metalinguistic discussion about the sentences being
>    spoken while remaining unambiguous.  ("This sentence is not true" need
>    not be a paradox in Lojban.)         (Line 189-191, Brochure)

It needn't be in English either - just depends what "this" refers to.
{mu'a}

"President Clinton has always been faithful to his wife."  This sentence is not
true.

co'o mi'e robin.