Proving Science Wrong- Zeno's Paradox

With all the crazy things going on in the world, we think what it needs most is a good 'Proving Science Wrong'. This time our sights are locked on the ancient Greek principle, Zeno's Paradox, which is some sort of crazy belief involving heroic leaders and reptiles. Enjoy!

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[kause531]

Some people just dont get a joke, lighten up a bit you douche bags

[Paulmark18]

@kause531 Thank you, I've been waiting four years for someone to finally say this

[slimdeala4life]

what are you doing in a pink room?

[Paulmark18]

@slimdeala4life it's not mine it's hers

[HEROofTIME1337]

lol Your a fucking idiot. A paradox cannot be proven right nor wrong.

[Paulmark18]

You do realize it's a joke, right?

[chrisofnottingham]

Zeno's paradox is Philosophy not Science.

[imranhamid99]

@HEROofTIME1337 It isn't a paradox, because the reasoning behind it is flawed.

If an object was moving towards a target with infinite halfway points between it, the time it takes to get to each point halves infinitesimally. The two cancel out. In equation form it is easier to understand:

1/2 + 1/4 +1/8... =1? is the problem

let's say 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8=A

2A=2*all those values to infinity=1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8...

2A-A=1

A=1

[OMGitsaTR0LL]

And I thought people from the present time were dumb...

[GamerInari]

heres a paradox for you, the second L in lol standing for lol

[TheBulletOfIce]

@HEROofTIME1337 It isn't a paradox therefor it is wrong without being a paradox to be proven wrong. It's only a theoretical paradox. HUGE difference.

[ajwf95]

science was BORNE out of philosophy.

[MagnaCarta0]

Let's assume Achilles' speed is constant.

S=D/T

As you decrease D to smaller and smaller distances (the midpoints) Achilles stays at the same speed. This means the ratio of D/T must stay constant. So, successively smaller distances take successively smaller times to cover.  The paradox would be correct if each new midpoint-segment took as much time to cross as the previous.

A simple example is the concept of a limit. Take 0.5^x. As X goes to infinity, the term approaches 0

[doomsdaymonster7]

@HEROofTIME1337 yes it can. A paradox is a term. Applying that term to any idea does not make it an absolute.

[WOWJBEOWULF]

Paradoxes come about because of how we frame the problem, or lack information; and they are real, non-trivial, because people really do practice them. Do you best.

[chrisofnottingham]

@MathDoobler Paradoxically, if you look up the definition and usage of 'paradox' it usually includes a bit that goes something like "a statement that is _or_appears_to_be_ self contradictory" ie 'paradox' includes things which only appear to be paradoxes but aren't ;-) Because in fact there can be no "true paradoxes" because they could never exist.

[MathDoobler]

@HEROofTIME1337

Yeah but Zeno's paradox isn't a paradox, because it was proven false using real analysis about 300 years ago.