VoyForums

Friday, February 20, 12:42:18pmLogin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 12345678910 ]
Subject: Not absurd - only logical.


Author:
Duane
[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]
Date Posted: 02/12/04 4:35pm
In reply to: Wade A. Tisthammer 's message, "What day did he write about last year?" on 02/12/04 10:29am

Wade:

>What day did Shandy write about last year? I think
>that, if this man existed and had been writing from
>eternity past, he would be infinitely far behind.

I agree. And, given your preconditions, this is neither paradoxical, nor absurd. It is merely a logical conclusion for the situation you've defined.

>So we have a dilemma on our hands. Either Shandy
>finishes his autobiography at some point or he is
>infinitely far behind. Which one do you choose?

As I said before, he is infinitely far behind. I don't see how this is absurd. It merely is.

>And
>what day did Shandy write about last year?

What day did he write about a thousand, or a million years ago?

It neither matters, nor is it a paradox.

Duane

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:
Subject Author Date
Logically absurdWade A. Tisthammer02/13/04 11:56am


Post a message:
This forum requires an account to post.
[ Create Account ]
[ Login ]

Forum timezone: GMT-6
VF Version: 3.00b, ConfDB:
Before posting please read our privacy policy.
VoyForums(tm) is a Free Service from Voyager Info-Systems.
Copyright © 1998-2019 Voyager Info-Systems. All Rights Reserved.