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Originally Posted by RascalPuff  Departures from A and arrivals at B happen all the time.
What Zeno’s Paradox omits, is time. Chronology. |
Rascal .... I'm sure we've had this argument many times before ?
Its nothing to do with time.
Given the Turtle has a 10 metre start and that he moves 1 metre to Achilles 10 metres, then
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First move = 1 metre
Cumulative
Second move = 0.5 = 0.5
Third move = 0.25 = 0.75
Fourth move = 0.125 = 0.875
Fifth move = 0.0625 = 0.9375
Sixth move = 0.03125 = 0.96875
Seventh = 0.015625 = 0.984375
Ad infinitum Can't you see that
ALL moves after the first move, will in total
NEVER add up to the length of the first move. They will get closer and closer to 1 metre but never reach it.
The Turtle can
NEVER EVER move more than 2 metres !!
This has nothing to do with time. The Greeks had trouble with Division, they thought that if you kept adding to the pile, then the pile would get bigger, but it doesn't, it reaches a point where continual additions make no difference to the total.
The turtle stops moving before he reaches 12 metres !!
How many
times must you revisit it. Are you greek by any chance .... LOL ... (just joking, just joking ol buddy)
cool bananas ... greg
