Full Idea
Phenol-thio-urea tastes bitter to three-quarters of people, but to the rest it is tasteless. Is it really bitter, or really tasteless?
Gist of Idea
Phenol-thio-urea tastes bitter to three-quarters of people, but to the rest it is tasteless, so which is it?
Source
Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 5.44)
Book Reference
Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.147
A Reaction
A nice reinforcement of a classic Greek question. Good support for the primary/secondary distinction. Common sense, really.