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Probably I am very naive, but I also think I prefer to remain so, at least for the time being and perhaps for the rest of my life.
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(Refering to his conclusion to the Barber paradox or Russell's paradox.)
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Dijkstra (1985) Where is Russell's paradox? (EWD 923A)

 

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