The Question "Is It True That Doctor Watson Was Holmes's

question 46

Multiple Choice

The question "Is it true that Doctor Watson was Holmes's best friend?" is paradoxical because

• A)Watson frequently got in the way when Holmes was trying to solve a case.
• B)there is no literal reality outside of our thoughts about it.
• C)while it's true that Watson was Holmes's best friend in that fictional world, it's also true that Holmes had no best friend because he never existed.
• D)Watson and Holmes never really knew each other.

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