A Simple Paradox [Philosophy]

wackinstack Says:

May 25, 2012 - Honestly....That's not a paradox. -But at least that's ironic.

rickneil01 Says:

May 26, 2012 - ...but then I took calculus.

hexmeohdear Says:

May 27, 2012 - Our universe could be granular or continuous.But this knowledge is not necessary to resolve the paradox. The paradox is: how can one cross an infinite no. of halfway marks in a finite distance.And mathematically, one can. No science involved.

Shade829 Says:

May 27, 2012 - You should look up Thomson's Lamp.

Negoin Says:

May 27, 2012 - There's a simple proof to show that infinite geometric series have finite sums, so the arrow is in fact traveling a finite distance: sigma=first term/(1-common ratio)). Also, Artistotle argued with this paradox by Zeno.

djroan11 Says:

May 27, 2012 - o.O wut ?

theredscourge Says:

May 28, 2012 - So it seems Aristotle came very close to inventing calculus then.

851852093114208513 Says:

May 28, 2012 - Do you want to go find a bow and arrow so that I can prove this wrong?You're somehow assuming that firing an arrow without set destination will make the arrow fucking disappear from space-time or something. The arrow continues at a speed dictated by the laws of physics until it hits something or runs out of energy, and it does this regardless of it's distance from it's target -.-

BoredOutOfMyBoxProd Says:

May 28, 2012 - what is a paradox and why is it relevant at all

DrSwoopy Says:

May 28, 2012 - Girls are paradoxe

vex albert Says:

May 29, 2012 - u waste my life 1:15min

FeedThemCake Says:

May 29, 2012 - Taking a break from makin' sandwiches, I see..

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usasoft22 Says:

May 29, 2012 - This is one of Xenos 9 paradoxes. The solution is that as the arrow progresses, the distance remaining becomes shorter and therefore the time to reach the end point also becomes shorter. Its sad that some ppl could not even see this as a paradox and instead of throwing arrows chose to throw insults. Do you feel intelligent calling someone an idiot?

TheTrueJedi01 Says:

May 29, 2012 - It's relevant because it's not.^paradox

TheTrueJedi01 Says:

May 29, 2012 - You know, the word "smartass" has changed dramatically in the past few years. Today, it's loosely defined as "one who corrects people on Youtube."

rflood89 Says:

May 29, 2012 - this dumb lol... following your "theory" if you keep dividing then you will never reach 0 only a veeeeeery small number but that small distance would be over a veeeeeeery small amount of time so the speed is still the same. shouldn't you be makin a sandwich for someone?

rflood89 Says:

May 29, 2012 - not at that moment in time since he's telling the truth. he's lied before so he'll lie again.

ForgottenInTheShadow Says:

May 29, 2012 - this is stupid..because as you keep dividing the arrows line of travel by mid points the distance decreases and as it decreases the time it'll take gets so small, hence the speed is equal and proportional.

majsbullen Says:

May 29, 2012 - That's not the solution is it?In math, an infinitely small value is 0, which completely voids the theory that there is always an infinitely small distance between you and your target (or the arrow and its target, in this case)

tobofre Says:

May 29, 2012 - It says "A Simple Paradox [Philosophy]" not "A Simple Paradox [Correct and Obvious Real Life Logic]"

CloudyHasGame Says:

May 29, 2012 - In math there is no smallest piece/number, no fundamental unit. In practice in the real world, there is a fundamental unit, (though it has not yet been discovered.) This fundamental unit can not be divided into pieces, unlike in math, where you can go on dividing by two forever. Therefore, you cannot use math to explain this behavior in our world. This is also why there cannot be a infinite number of smaller and smaller particles.

gunnarorion Says:

May 30, 2012 - fucking stupid

Sethekk Says:

May 30, 2012 - I don't think this was Aristotle, and if it is, it is based on Zenons Achilles and the Turtle. Zenon however describes that if the turtle would have been given a head start, Achilles would never be able to catch up. So i guess it's the other way around, with the added variable of the turtle not being stationary like the target.