RE: Jesus as Lord - why is this appealing to so many?
February 13, 2018 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: February 13, 2018 at 6:09 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Zeno's paradox is a classical example of the points between two boundary limits. The notion that you can always divide the distance between points in half, declaring a new halfway point...and will never run out of space to make such divisions (though they may become exceedingly small). The quip, ofc, is that Achilles can never catch up to the tortoise, and so concedes the race.
Using a small number, it's easy to see how that works. Between 0 and 1 is .5. 0 and .5 .25. 0 and .25 .125. 0 and .125 .0625. .03125, .015625, .0078125. On and on, ad infinitum. Hilariously, if you add up all of these infinite and tiny distances you will only get back to a sum total of 1. Coincidentally, 1 meter is all the tortoise needed to swindle Achilles. Talked him right out of his racing boots.
Using a small number, it's easy to see how that works. Between 0 and 1 is .5. 0 and .5 .25. 0 and .25 .125. 0 and .125 .0625. .03125, .015625, .0078125. On and on, ad infinitum. Hilariously, if you add up all of these infinite and tiny distances you will only get back to a sum total of 1. Coincidentally, 1 meter is all the tortoise needed to swindle Achilles. Talked him right out of his racing boots.
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