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Comment by mitthrowaway2

> Human intelligence doesn't get confused like that.

We do; this is the premise of many children's riddle-games, like the one that goes:

"What is white and rhymes with silk? > Milk. What is cheese made from? > Milk. > What do cows drink?"

At which point the riddle-guesser is very likely to answer "milk" even though the correct answer is "water".

parent mitthrowaway2 2 months ago

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