So, is there just one massive entity called the universe that contains indistinguishable matter of varying densities (air, the floor, a tree, etc.)? The Paradox of Density takes place on many different scales, but you get the basic idea. If there are two things, what separates them? You need a third thing to separate the two. This works with multiple objects, but we’ll start with just two. This is also called The Paradox of Density, and let’s put it a little differently. Does one thing exist or many? What separates one thing from the next? Where is the line? The Limited And Unlimited Paradox displayed this. Zeno wanted to show that the idea of a plurality of things (which all exist side by side in time and space) brought with it some serious logical inconsistencies. Have you ever wondered about the similarities we see in nature from small to large? Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, our whole universe is really just a tiny atom in the universe of some much larger entity? He came up with quite a few brainteasers which are still puzzling to this day. The next paradox comes from a man named Zeno of Elea who lived circa 495–430 BC. Where does one description end and another begin? So when do a few grains or a few hairs end and a whole heap or baldness actually begin? How about two grains? Still, probably not. Would you consider a single grain of wheat a “heap of wheat?” Definitely not. But the strands are evenly spaced and really thin. Now let’s say that a man has 1,000 hairs only. But what if we add a single hair to the head of the man with zero hairs? He would still clearly be bald. However, a man who has 10,000 hairs on his head is not considered to be bald. If a man has zero hairs on his head, we say he’s bald.
The Heap (aka The Sorites Paradox) is the first of these classical paradoxes, and it’s a question of degrees: Eubulides came up with four fun brainteasers that require careful thinking to solve. Let’s travel back to the fourth century BC and start with Eubulides of Miletus, the man who is credited as the inventor of paradoxes. Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the classic Star Trek episode “I, Mudd,” don’t watch the video in entry nine. (Don’t worry, we picked easy ones that just about anybody can understand.) Here’s a classic example of a fun little brainteaser called “The Paradox of Omnipotence” that’s been puzzling minds for centuries: Could God, being infallible and omnipotent, make a rock so heavy that even He could not lift it? How can an entity be omnipotent (all-powerful) and create something which negates His own omnipotence?Īnother incarnation of the same question goes, “Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that even He could not eat it?” You can think of the answers to these paradoxical questions while we cover 10 of the most insanely fun logical puzzles of all time.
Logical paradoxes are absurd statements that make sense and yet don’t at the same time. Quick, get out your Rubik’s Cube! Mind puzzles, brainteasers, or whatever you may call them are often fun and sometimes addictive.
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