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I don't see how it is structurally different from any other self-referential paradox (such as the Liar), nor do I see how it offers any additional material for philosophical reflection. …

This has been a much-discussed question since the time of Aristotle; for example, here is an encyclopedia article on Medieval Theories of Future Contingents Now, as for the Pinocchio Paradox: this largely … Put another way: are there any relevant issues the Pinocchio Paradox brings to light that we cannot derive from the age-old Liar Paradox? …

This is a linguistic question, not a philosophical question. And, like most linguistic questions, the answer depends on context. Limiting ourselves to English: some sentences of the form you describ …

No, heapness is to be understood as something like "red" or "bald"; even in classical cases of the Sorites Paradox, the existence of the possibly-bald-man (or the would-be-heap) is not in doubt. …

The difference between the Law of Non-Contradiction and the Law of the Excluded Middle is subtle; fortunately, it's also irrelevant to most purposes. The distinction becomes most evident if we contra …

You seem to be playing with a variant of Russell's paradox. …

We have here a simple paradox; two contradictory statements which are both true. … Similarly, we can look at Russell's paradox, which seems to point at problems concerning the nature of sets, or the Burali-Forti paradox. …

And thus, for us trapped within the illusion, Zeno's paradox remains unaffected. …