Many years ago, a Law teacher came across a student who was willing to
learn but was unable to pay the fees. The student struck a deal
saying, "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court".
Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was
finished and teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee,
the student reminded him of the deal and pushed days. Fed up with this,
the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both of
them decided to argue for themselves. The teacher put forward his
argument saying: "If I win this case, as per the court of law, the
student has to pay me as the case is about his non-payment of dues. And
if I lose the case, student will still pay me because he would have won
his first case. So either way I will have to get the money". Equally
brilliant, the student argued back saying: "If I win the case, as per
the court of law, I don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the
case is about my non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case, I don't
have to pay him because I haven't won my first case yet. So either way,
I am not going to pay the teacher anything". This is one of the
greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history.
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