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"it is called a paradox for a reason."

That's no proof at all. You still read about the Zeno's paradoxs, yet they are no paradox whatsoever.

"The womb that spawned that thing is fertile yet"

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 06:47:33 AM EST
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Exactly, a "paradox" often points to mistakes in one's unstated assumptions.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 7th, 2008 at 07:29:56 AM EST
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