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> While the math is clear, I'm a bit annoyed by the label "paradox" as the whole setup is too simplistic and reductionistic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Para
by seritools 2y ago
> While the math is clear, I'm a bit annoyed by the label "paradox" as the whole setup is too simplistic and reductionistic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox#Veridical_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox#Veridical_paradox
(also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppX7Qjbe6BM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppX7Qjbe6BM for a 40min video discussing the weird usages of the word "paradox")
- lukol 2y agoThanks, I was not aware of this classification. I primarily tend to think of paradoxes as "self-contradictory statements" but you just expanded my definition.