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What are some really great paradoxes?

I love paradoxes I'm wondering what are some of your personal paradoxes?

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    Krisztián Pintér 200+

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    Jun 8 2012: some ideas are not created by man, just come to life on their own.

    for example i tell a friend a recipe. he remembers it incorrectly, and replaces an ingredient with something else. it turns out to be a tasty food. who invented it? not me, it is not my recipe. not my friend, he just replicated what he believed is my recipe. the recipe is just came to life without anyone creating it.

  • Barry Palmer 50+

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    Jun 8 2012: A concept that we have yet to define, without using circular terms or just synonyms, is knowing and knowledge.
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    peter lindsay 30+

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    Jun 4 2012: Wooden barrels have a hole called a bung-hole to allow them to be filled. The object you put in the bug-hole to seal the barrel is called a bung. Why is the hole named after the object used to seal the hole? Surely the hole must exist before the bung becomes necessary. Its like they found a solution and then looked for a problem to solve.

  • Jonathon Compton

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    Jun 3 2012: If you are traveling in a space ship, going the speed of light, what happens if you turn on your headlights?
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    Andrew Wiggin

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    Jun 3 2012: The following statement is true, the previous statement is false.
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    Fritzie Reisner 100+

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    Jun 2 2012: Here is a list of a couple of hundred, conveniently grouped by subject. Have fun! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Paradoxes
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