The Silent Knight

In a fight to the death with “conventional” wisdom

A Better Solution to the Blue-eyed Monk Problem

May 24, 2026

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The Problem There are variations to this problem, but we will go by the XKCD version discussed in www.xkcd.com/blue_eyes.html. It goes: “A group of people with assorted eye colors live on an island. They are all perfect logicians — if a conclusion can be logically deduced, they will do it instantly. No one knows the…

I try to provide amplifying information where it may be needed. Just like in your old school reports, many times I’ll do this by putting a little elevated symbol (superscript) at the end of a thought. Instead of looking at the bottom of the page for a matching number, now you can just click on the symbol and be automatically transported to the appropriate reference material. Since I no longer need numbers, I’ve replaced them with the following: “A” means you will be sent to an article on the Web confirming my remark, “B” will be a previous blog post, “C” sends you to one of my side comments, “D” means a definition, and “E” means something providing extra information. These symbols may be followed by a number if I need to refer to the reference again later.

I could also use inline notes (click on the gray-highlighted line) or traditional hyperlinks (click on the underlined words).

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The Silent Knight

A Better Solution to the Blue-eyed Monk Problem