![]() Allow me to suggest some guidelines for practicing safe paradoxing. Just ask Philetas of Cos, who worried about the Liar Paradox so much that he wasted away until he had to put lead weights in his shoes to stop himself from blowing over in the wind. Well, let me warn you all: Paradoxes can be lethal. There are some who laugh off paradoxes and scorn the idea that serious harm can come from them. Still under development of course, please /msg me with additions and corrections! Miscellaneous logic paradoxes and non-paradoxes: ![]() Paradox by the Dashboard Light - ( Simpson's paradox) Old chestnut: infinity balls in a bin - answer: infinity balls in a bin Switching a lamp on and off infinitely many times God can create a stone so heavy even he can't lift it Ok.this had better not just be a repeat of socks metanode Old chestnut: shoes and socks in the dark - answer: shoes and socks in the dark why do we assume that socks are lost in the dryer? If God wanted our socks to match, he wouldn't have created dryers. Where do all the socks go that disappear - Solutions to the disappearing socks problem The 2000 United States presidential election: a paradox Why strapping buttered toast to a cat's back will not produce infinite power Petersburg Paradox See also Betting Puzzle and Betting Puzzle Answerīerry's Paradox - The largest number that can be described in 14 words or lessīanach-Tarski Paradox - This one is not a paradox, but can really come in handy.Įxponent paradox - Not really a paradox.just paradoxial behavior, sort of. What to do in a game show with a prize hidden behind one of three doors.
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