# The Raven Paradox - Can anyone explain this in layman's terms?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 27, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raven-paradox-can-anyone-explain-this-in-laymans-terms/457900 "2008-07-27T02:57:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raven-paradox-can-anyone-explain-this-in-laymans-terms/457900/101 "2008-08-03T04:31:49Z")

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Wow, really? Hooray!

[Well, even if you’ve just grown tired of arguing, that’s understandable. We seem to have driven everyone else out of this thread. So… what to do with it now? (Minirants? Monday Morning Post?)]

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**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-raven-paradox-can-anyone-explain-this-in-laymans-terms/457900/102 "2008-08-03T12:30:37Z")

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Nope, i’m convinced. You’ve shown an inconsistency I didn’t realise was there. So i’m technically obliged to dislike you for being right, but thanks. 😉

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