What does the sorites paradox tell? (A) There no future heaps. (B) A heap from which a grain has been taken remains a heap. (C) A heap contains all grains which do not contain themselves. (D) A heap cannot lie. (E) Heaps are creaps.

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22 February, 10:12

What does the sorites paradox tell? (A) There no future heaps. (B) A heap from which a grain has been taken remains a heap. (C) A heap contains all grains which do not contain themselves. (D) A heap cannot lie. (E) Heaps are creaps.

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Answer: B

Explanation: The sorities paradox states "A heap from which a grain has been taken remains a heap".

The sorites paradox first originated in an ancient puzzle which uses vague terms, viz., terms with unclear ("blurred" or "fuzzy") boundaries of application and meanings. In this case the predicate 'heap' has unclear boundaries and can be interpreted by whoever reads it due to the fact that a boundary has not been set. A heap could mean an actual heap for someone and for another person it could mean problems, money fro example. The reader sets the boundary on what the predicate means to him or her.