Can you guess this riddle?

So there are two doors and one door leads to freedom, one leads to death. You don't know which door is which.

Two guardians guard the doors. One always tell lies and the other always tells the truth. What question can you ask to find out which door is which? You can't open the door till you absolutely know which is which

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 41-45, MVIP

To solve the puzzle, you must ask one guard (it doesn’t matter which one) which door the other guard would say leads out. Both guards will indicate the same door, which will be the door that doesn’t lead out. For purposes of this explainer, we’ll call the doors A (the safe door), and B (the knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door). Let’s discuss:

Scenario one: The guard you ask is the one who lies.

If the guard you asked is the one who lies, then he will lead you astray by telling you (falsely) that the other guard – the truthful guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet.
Scenario two: The guard you asked is the one who tells the truth.

If the guard you ask is the one who tells the truth, he will tell you (honestly) that the other guard – the lying guard – will point you towards door B. This makes door A the safe bet.

Tanner07 · M

@theoneyouwerewarnedabout: yes!