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'''Paradox''' | |||
[[File:Puck-paradox.jpg|thumb|Paradox: when you can't have it both ways...]] | |||
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*** the solution is never-ending | *** the solution is never-ending | ||
*** or the solution yields an outcome that negates the original problem | *** or the solution yields an outcome that negates the original problem | ||
== Paradox uses == | == Paradox uses == | ||
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== Famous paradoxes == | == Famous paradoxes == | ||
=== Buridan's bridge paradox === | === Buridan's bridge paradox === | ||
* Plato: "If your next statement is true, I will allow you to cross the bridge. If your next statement is false, I will throw you in the water" | * Plato: "If your next statement is true, I will allow you to cross the bridge. If your next statement is false, I will throw you in the water" | ||
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=== Irresistible force paradox === | === Irresistible force paradox === | ||
* when an unstoppable force hits an immovable object | * when an unstoppable force hits an immovable object | ||
=== Government Temporary Powers paradox === | |||
* nothing lasts longer than a "temporary" government power or program | |||
=== Omnipotence paradox === | === Omnipotence paradox === | ||