You see, the truth is not always as it seems. In the depths of the human mind, paradoxes lurk, waiting to be uncovered. Like the one about the elephant that is, and isn't, a pink elephant. Or the paradox of the square circle. Or the one about the chicken and the egg. Or... Learn more about the Elephant Paradox.
def paradox(x):
if x == 1:
return x
else:
return not x
This code defines a function that returns the opposite of its input, unless the input is 1, in which case it returns the input as is. Sounds like something the universe would do, am I right?
Other paradoxes to explore: