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  • m_shinoda     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink



    par·a·dox

     

    [par-uh-doks]
    noun
    1.
    a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
    2.
    a self-contradictory and false proposition.
    3.
    any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature .
    4.
    an opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.



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  • Lynxrufus     27th Jan 2012 Banned 0 Permalink
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  • m_shinoda     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Yeah, paradoxes can be pretty confusing.
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  • m_shinoda     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
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    wonder why the save didn't show in the OP. o.o
  • The-Con     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    I would be more impressed if you found a paradox in TPT :P

    I like paradoxes...
    What would happen if pinocchio said "my nose will be growing."

    If a crocodile steals a child and promises its return if the father can correctly guess what the crocodile will do, how should the crocodile respond in the case that the father guesses that the child will not be returned?

    A law student agrees to pay his teacher after winning his first case. The teacher then sues the student (who has not yet won a case) for payment.
    wikipedia is my greatest friend :D
    :P
  • keperitan     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @The-Con (View Post)
    1. His nose would grow. A bit, just not CONTINUOUSLY growing. After all, the word 'growing' implies his nose will grow nonstop, when in reality (at least according to the fairy tale) it only grows a little with each lie told.

    2. The crocodile would refuse to return the child, since 
    a) crocodiles cannot talk, so cannot make promises.
    b) the crocodile was planning to return the child anyway
    c) nothing is stopping the crocodile from breaking a promise

    3. The law student could win or lose the case.
    a) if he won, no money would change hands 
    b) if he lost, he would be compelled by law to pay the teacher, failing which he must declare bankruptcy or win   another case.
    c) in short, the teacher is trying to guarantee payment to him

    Now for a little paradox of mine.

    Assuming that I have an object. Holding the object, I travel back in time, steal the object(s) my previous self is holding, then travel back a little further back in time and give the objects back to myself before travelling forward in time, to the point I started off. How many objects would I be holding then?
  • The-Con     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    At the present time you would have no objects. In the past you would have two objects.

    My favorite paradox: I am lying.

  • jalfor     27th Jan 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @The-Con (View Post)
    That just means that you aren't lying, so if you went to a a different multiverse then you be half way in between the truth and a lie.
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