Transcript Paradox Example

Groucho’s Paradox Joke
A situation or statement that seems to be impossible
or contradictory but is nevertheless true, literally or
figuratively.
Paradox - definition
A seemingly contradictory statement that may
nonetheless be true:
It is a paradox that standing is more tiring
than walking.
Paradox - definition
One exhibiting inexplicable or
contradictory aspects:
"The
silence of midnight, to
speak truly, though
apparently a paradox, rung
in my ears" Mary Shelley.
Paradox - definition
A statement that contradicts itself
"I always lie.”is a paradox because if it
is true it must be false"
Paradox Examples
What a pity that youth must be
wasted on the young.
-George Bernard Shaw
When The London Times invited
several eminent authors to write
essays on the theme "What's
Wrong with the World?"
Chesterton's contribution took
the form of a letter:
Dear Sirs,
I am.
Sincerely yours,
G. K. Chesterton
"If there is an exception to every rule, then
every rule must have at least one exception,
the exception to this one being that it has no
exception."
The Lottery Paradox
It is philosophically justifiable to believe that
every individual lottery ticket won't win, but not
justifiable to believe that no lottery ticket will
win.
Can an omnipotent being create a rock
too heavy to lift?
George Washington‘s old axe
It seems like you can replace any component of a ship, and
it will still be the same ship. So you can replace them all, or
one at a time, and it will still be the same ship. But then
you can take all the original pieces, and assemble them into
a ship. That, too, is the same ship you started with.
Paradox Example
• “There are two tragedies in the world, one
is not getting what you want, and the
other is getting what you want.”
-Oscar Wilde
Paradox Example
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world.
The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt
the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.”
-George Bernard Shaw
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