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Isn't Russell's paradox more like a problem with naive set theory? By analogy to a software framework, the paradox would be considered a bug in the framework an
by Sirenos 11y ago
Isn't Russell's paradox more like a problem with naive set theory? By analogy to a software framework, the paradox would be considered a bug in the framework and say nothing about how useful it is.
- tikhonj 11y agoIn a sense. But it's interesting because naive set theory appears so simple and natural: it's a concrete example of how human ideas that seem platonic and inviolate can actually be inconsistent. So it's less like finding a bug in a software framework and more like finding a bug in your understanding of how computers can work.