There are historical records which say that some of my ancestors lived in Crete until the 17th century. Now, Epimenides and Apostle Paul and many other people whom I trust, say that Cretans are liars. During my military service in a unit full of soldiers of Cretan descent, I came to believe that every Cretan's progeny also loves to lie. Since this, combined with the aforementioned historical records would make me a lover of lie in my eyes, I hope that Cretans always lie in their historical records - therefore that I have no Cretan ancestry after all. Now, my preceding remarks less the hope, are, strictly speaking, a historical record. But the…
There are historical records which say that some of my ancestors lived in Crete until the 17th century. Now, Epimenides and Apostle Paul and many other people whom I trust, say that Cretans are liars. During my military service in a unit full of soldiers of Cretan descent, I came to believe that every Cretan's progeny also loves to lie. Since this, combined with the aforementioned historical records would make me a lover of lie in my eyes, I hope that Cretans always lie in their historical records - therefore that I have no Cretan ancestry after all. Now, my preceding remarks less the hope, are, strictly speaking, a historical record. But then they are either a historical record about a non-Cretan who hopes to say something untrue about his (alleged) Cretan descent, or a historical record of a Cretan, who hopes to say something untrue due to his being a Cretan. Therefore, the hope which I expressed, has the strength of the hope that I am a liar.