Which door that leads to the truth?

[donq]

Two doors with two guards.



-from Labyrinth (1986)

The protagonist finds herself faced with two doors with guardians who follow the rules of the puzzle. One door leads to the castle at the center of the labyrinth, and one to certain death. One of the guards always tells the truth and the other always lies. She doesn't know which one is the truth-teller or the liar either.

I read about the above riddle in some books long time ago. Sometimes I understood its solution, sometimes I didn't. And I think this if we could understand this riddle, it will help us come closer to the truth.

Here's it's explanation:

If you asked the truth-guard, the truth-guard would tell you (the truth) that the liar-guard would (lie and) point to the door that leads to death.

If you asked the liar-guard, the liar-guard would (lie and) tell you that the truth-guard would point to the door that leads to death.

Therefore, no matter who you ask, the guards tell you which door leads to death, and therefore you can pick the other door.

Hmm...

[aceofcups]

Perhaps Donq it is all relative.. from the relative view of truth it is all Maya, so it is all not "Truth" and a relative Lie.

Most people's understanding of death and life is all a relative Lie from the real truth.. but this may all be a Lie.

Where is the point where the relative Truths becomes a lie,,, and where is the point where relative Lies become truthful?

ace

[donq]

Hi Ace,

You said, "Where is the point where the relative Truths becomes a lie,,, and where is the point where relative Lies become truthful?"

Well said! I have to ponder about that. Thanks.

Recently I was thinking about another question. Yes, it was also about what you said. All is Maya (in Buddhism it's called, "Avidyā" or "ignorance").

I have two bananas: one is very suitable for eating now; another one is almost too ripe. If I ate the first one, then, tomorrow the ripe one would be too ripe to eat. But if I ate the ripe one today, the good one would become another ripe one and was not suitable for eating (not yummy) any more.

Hmm...or I just eat them both today and bear with my hunger tomorrow? hahaha  
 

[aceofcups]

Put the bananas in the freezer,,, make them into smoothies -- having it when you want....