On the Lois Lane Trilemma

       On the Lois Lane Trilemma

Here is an Identity Breakdown Voter’s Paradox:

                                                  Moe         Larry            Curly

Can Superman fly?                    yes             no               yes

Is Clark Kent Superman?           yes            yes              no

Can Clark Kent fly?                   yes             no               no

Majorities believe:

* Superman can fly.

* Clark Kent is Superman.

* Clark Kent can’t fly.

I also call this the Lois Lane Trilemma. All three pass, but they cannot all be true at once. Any two imply the negation of the third; so the trilemma implies three deduction rules:

If Superman can fly

and Clark Kent is Superman

then Clark Kent can fly.

If Clark Kent is Superman

and Clark Kent can’t fly

then Superman can’t fly.

If Clark Kent can’t fly

and Superman can fly

then Clark Kent is not Superman.