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A Blather of Paradoxes (idea)

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(idea) by wangmu Thu May 11 2000 at 19:26:00
  • A paradox about geography:
    • island or lake?
  • Two about infinity or limits:
    • Filling an infinite urn with balls
    • Boy, girl and dog paradox
  • Two about predicting the future:
    • Newcomb's Paradox
    • The Unexpected Hanging (thanks to tem42)
I like it!

The World's Dullest Person Liar Paradox island or lake? Paradox by the Dashboard Light
Zeno's Paradox self-reference Two Envelope Paradox Don Quixote - Book 2 Chapter 51
Russell's paradox The first truth-value logic computer Killing Little Grandpa The unexpected hanging
Bertrand's Box Paradox Slow and Stopped Clocks A truth-value paradox Infinite regress
boy, girl and dog paradox Bottled imp paradox Fredkin's Paradox Dual Infinite Regress Paradoxes
Voting Paradoxes Barber Paradox Filling an infinite urn with balls Dialetheia

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