The bartender asks “Do all three of you want a beer?”

The first logician says “I don’t know”.

The second logician says “I don’t know.”

The third logician says “Yes.”

  • @thepianistfroggollum
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    41 year ago

    It’s been shown that your brain makes it’s decision several seconds before your consciousness is aware of it.

    So, it just takes a second for the Ego to catch up with the Id

    • MxM111
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      11 year ago

      More like 100-300 ms, but yes. However, this is much shorter time than to say “I do not know”

    • xigoi
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      11 year ago

      What does it even mean to make a decision if you’re not aware of it?

      • @thepianistfroggollum
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        21 year ago

        I think the areas of your brain that would be responsible for carrying out the decision start activating before you’re consciously aware of making the decision.

        It’s been a hot minute since I read the article on it, so I’m not 100% sure on the explanation.