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do paradoxes exist

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In my opinion there are no paradoxes in reality 
paradoxes only exist when they were made up
conditions, pre-definitions, not questioned accepted rules and assumptions lead to paradoxes
using them in logic leads to contradictions of assumptions
every statement is a pre assumption/pre-definied/accepted rule
every word in a sentence is an assumption/pre-definition/accepted rule
logic is made of made up rules 

examples:
"this sentence is false"
assumptions:
this is a sentence
this sentence makes a statement
this sentence has content/meaning
this sentence must make a correct statement
this sentence must be true or false

"something exist rather than nothing"
assumptions:
there is something
something does exist
nothing does not exist / nothing is nonexistence
there is a difference between something and nothing

"4 is bigger than 2"
when the number 4 is defined to be bigger that 2, and to be the double as big, the assumptions are: 
there are 4 and 2 / there are numbere
not existent numbers do not exist / -∞ to ∞ includes every possible number 
4 is not 2 / difference between them
4 is bigger that 2
numbers have values
numbers can be finite 
numbers are exact, seperable, unique
numbers can be added, substracted, multiplied and divided
numbers makes sense and follow rules 
0, negative and positive numbers can be used in the same way

mathematics is a construct and so the logic used in mathematics is a constructed logic
by breaking the the rules which were made to create this logic, the logic cant be used anymore which leads to contradictions to the rules
self-reference can be contradictory or not contradicory, self-reference can validate or violate the rules
rules can be based on observation of physical laws or they can be made up like in a game

logic in physics:
assumptions could be correct if it does not contradict observation: the assumption "something exists" can be correct
the better the logic the less assumptions it makes, and the less contradictions to observation can be seen or produced using this logic
which assumes that observation is the most correct and closest method to truth

maybe nothing can be know for sure

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Going beyond the logic of paradoxes  does not mean there are none, its more like a limitation of something that dissolves into the  infinite.  The playground in which assumptions are made is a paradox aswell.  There is nothing but everything.

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Paradoxes are definitely a facet of reality. I still think leo's paradox video is maybe his best to date, did a really great job at pulling a lot of these topics together in a cohesive way.

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Whether paradoxes can or cannot exist, if you're using logic to justify either case, you're limiting reality to logic, which means your answer might not be true.


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@GLORY Wonderful! I follow your content. Post more often, dude!


"I believe you are more afraid of condemning me to the stake than for me to receive your cruel and disproportionate punishment."

- Giordano Bruno, Campo de' Fiori, Rome, Italy. February 17th, 1600.

Cosmic pluralist, mathematician and poet.

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See my Paradox video.


You are God. You are Love. You are Infinity. You are Leo.

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Paradoxes are a result of limitations within the framework we're using to make sense of a particular phenomenon or domain.

Often these are born of constructing false dichotomies and dualisms which are perfectly adequate as a simplified model for convenience's sake, but begin to break down under scrutiny.

They can also be born of a type or category error, namely by making bad discernments about the inherent nature of a given phenomenon, and ascribing it to a domain where it doesn't really fit.

Edited by DocWatts

"The mind is inherently embodied.
Thought is mostly unconscious.
Abstract concepts are largely metaphorical." - George Lakoff

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Everything can make sense if you don't limit yourself, so yeah paradoxes don't exist.

But that's only the case when you limit yourself to 'when you don't limit yourself'. If you do limit yourself then you can make all kinds of paradoxes.

So do paradoxes exist or not exist in 'reality'? Well, considering everything, they do and also don't. Which can be seen as a paradox in itself, or not. Depends on how you limit your logic.

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If something lets say "creation" is Infinitely Intelligent, then by nature it must be paradoxical.

I highly recommend the book Tao Te Ching and teachings of Lao Tzu.

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On 2023-02-22 at 5:17 PM, GLORY said:

In my opinion there are no paradoxes in reality 
paradoxes only exist when they were made up
conditions, pre-definitions, not questioned accepted rules and assumptions lead to paradoxes
using them in logic leads to contradictions of assumptions
every statement is a pre assumption/pre-definied/accepted rule
every word in a sentence is an assumption/pre-definition/accepted rule
logic is made of made up rules 

examples:
"this sentence is false"
assumptions:
this is a sentence
this sentence makes a statement
this sentence has content/meaning
this sentence must make a correct statement
this sentence must be true or false

"something exist rather than nothing"
assumptions:
there is something
something does exist
nothing does not exist / nothing is nonexistence
there is a difference between something and nothing

"4 is bigger than 2"
when the number 4 is defined to be bigger that 2, and to be the double as big, the assumptions are: 
there are 4 and 2 / there are numbere
not existent numbers do not exist / -∞ to ∞ includes every possible number 
4 is not 2 / difference between them
4 is bigger that 2
numbers have values
numbers can be finite 
numbers are exact, seperable, unique
numbers can be added, substracted, multiplied and divided
numbers makes sense and follow rules 
0, negative and positive numbers can be used in the same way

mathematics is a construct and so the logic used in mathematics is a constructed logic
by breaking the the rules which were made to create this logic, the logic cant be used anymore which leads to contradictions to the rules
self-reference can be contradictory or not contradicory, self-reference can validate or violate the rules
rules can be based on observation of physical laws or they can be made up like in a game

logic in physics:
assumptions could be correct if it does not contradict observation: the assumption "something exists" can be correct
the better the logic the less assumptions it makes, and the less contradictions to observation can be seen or produced using this logic
which assumes that observation is the most correct and closest method to truth

maybe nothing can be know for sure

There are no paradoxes,  yet they are which is the paradox 


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