Comic #6432: false-2

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Panel 1:

• A professor stands in front of a chalkboard. He is depicted with gray hair and a beard, wearing glasses and a suit.
• A female student is standing to the left, looking at him and raising her hand.
• The student asks: "Professor, is the statement 'this statement is false' a paradox?"
• The professor responds with: "No."

Panel 2:

• The female student continues her explanation, looking confident.
• She says: "It was a paradox until last Wednesday, when I purchased a cat and named it 'False.'"
• The professor looks intrigued as she goes on.
• She continues: "Now the statement refers to itself being a cat. Given that this is impossible for a string of symbols, the statement is unequivocally false."

Panel 3:

• The student has a surprised expression and says: "Wow. That was so easy to resolve."

Panel 4:

• The professor, now with a thoughtful expression, says: "I also have a son named 'A barber who shaves all those, and only those, who do not shave themselves.'"

The comic features a playful exploration of logical paradoxes, involving a clever twist with the names given to the cat and the professor’s son.