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> If two theses conflict each other at least one of them (perhaps even both) must be wrong. This is too simplistic. They can be partially right as well as par
by ScottBurson 11y ago
> If two theses conflict each other at least one of them (perhaps even both) must be wrong.
This is too simplistic. They can be partially right as well as partially wrong. Is light a wave or a particle? Well, it depends.
Two opposing half-truths form a paradox. While some paradoxes can be resolved, by finding a deeper theory that unifies them, some cannot. To draw an example from the political realm -- more relevant to this discussion -- here are two truths:
(1) We are all in this together.
(2) Each person is responsible for their own life.
These are both true, but conflict. And I do not think there will ever be a final resolution of this paradox. In some situations, the first principle is more important; in others, the second. Hashing out which is which is a never-ending debate, and a critically important one.
- wolfgke 11y ago> > If two theses conflict each other at least one of them (perhaps even both) must be wrong. > This is too simplistic. They can be partially right as well as partially wrong. Is light a wave or a particle? Well, it depends. In this case both statements (light is a wave and light is a particle) are simply wrong and as current scientific matters stand the description given by quantum physics seems to be the correct one (at least for about 70 years no experiment could be given that has disproved it).