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Poll: Is this a genuine paradox?
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Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No?
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RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No?
I think you have sussed the flaw. You can't be surprised and not surprised at exactly the same time. But maybe all paradoxes are really contradictions it's just we haven't been able to unravel them yet? Something either is or isn't.... so how can paradoxes really exist?
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Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:27 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by downbeatplumb - December 29, 2010 at 12:28 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 12:29 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 29, 2010 at 1:42 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 1:33 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 2:07 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 4:52 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Darwinian - December 29, 2010 at 4:45 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:49 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Darwinian - December 29, 2010 at 4:54 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Rhizomorph13 - December 29, 2010 at 5:06 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 29, 2010 at 4:56 pm
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 30, 2010 at 7:49 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by Edwardo Piet - December 30, 2010 at 8:07 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by The Omnissiunt One - December 30, 2010 at 8:35 am
RE: Paradox of Surprise? Yes? No? - by jason56 - January 8, 2011 at 8:27 pm

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