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scubadude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-27-08 02:28 PM
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25. As a derivation of your paradox, how about this one?
Edited on Thu Nov-27-08 02:30 PM by scubadude
The distance from point A to B=C.

For each distance C there is a distance D that equals C/2. For each distance D there is a distance D/2 and so on ad infinitum.

In other words if you keep going half way to a destination then half way again how do you ever get to the destination? Can't you keep dividing the distance by half ifinitely?

I have remembered this is called Zeno's Paradox.

Scuba
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  - Where have you found information  skepticscott   Nov-07-08 05:17 AM   #14 
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  - As a derivation of your paradox, how about this one?  scubadude   Nov-27-08 02:28 PM   #25 
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