Pinocchio's nose as a lie detector

[Jimbo_McDumbo]

I was discussing this with some of my buddies at work. Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies, but how does it determine what a lie is? Does Pinocchio's nose determine the truth by what is Objective truth or what Pinocchio believes to be true. And could his sniffer be used to answer philosophical or scientific questions?

 

[DrunkGecko]

when he tells the truth, his prolapse grows

 

[Yousef]

I was discussing this with some of my buddies at work. Pinocchio's nose grows when he lies, but how does it determine what a lie is? Does Pinocchio's nose determine the truth by what is Objective truth or what Pinocchio believes to be true. And could his sniffer be used to answer philosophical or scientific questions?

I would say the answer is no. It seems implied (in most stories) that it is only based on what he knows.
If he ate a burger, but said it was a pizza, it grows.
If he says he sleeps at 8:00 pm, but wasn’t aware that his clock was broken, it wouldn’t grow.

 

[trickybus]

My knowledge is based off the Disney film, so feel free to correct me if I get the lore wrong.

Pinocchio's lie-detecting nose is a product of the Blue Fairy's magic. Her motive for placing that restriction on him is to test whether or not he's worthy of her gift of life as a real boy. As such, his nose grows when Pinocchio intentionally lies about things when he knows the truth. In other words, his nose is a measure of his character more than his grasp of philosophical or scientific truths.

 

[Cardboardtubeknight]

This makes me want to see what happens to Pinocchio when he is faced with the liars paradox

 

[ICD]

It would be worth a try

 

[Bonkers225]

Oh I thought that was only a thing so the old man could get his rockers off.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

What if the Blue Fairy Determines it if not him regardless? Since it's here power that animated him to begin with. kinda sinister if you think about it.