morrowasted said:

The trick is to be the paradox.

Away I go, once again, into the wild blue yonder.

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Quote:

par·a·dox/ˈperəˌdäks/
noun
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.

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Examples of Paradox: (from a Google search for: 'statements with paradox')

http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-paradox.html

I read through that webpage and concluded that not one of the 'paradox statements' on the webpage really sounded like true paradoxes to me.

However, I'm no better with examples of paradoxes, as I cannot think of absolutely any statement that I would consider a true paradox.

Oh well.

whitelights said:

so what is then, the treat?

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Duck lasagna?

I'm so confused

jewunit said:

How about mathematical paradoxes?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox

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That "example of a paradox" is, to my knowledge (having read the entire Wikipedia page), entirely false (meaning: it is not a 'real paradox' as far as the definition of a paradox -- even a mathematical paradox -- goes, much less any kind of paradox at all -- not even a 'false paradox').  The entire Wikipedia page was made by somebody whose intention was to make a Wiki document that makes them appear smart / knowledgeable by creating the Wiki page so that it is chock-full of 'intelligent-sounding statements' (including an intelligent-sounding and professional-sounding title to the Wiki page) with the intention of creating a Wiki page that sounds / seems so intelligent and hard to decipher that people would see it as the work of somebody who is incredibly smart and knowledgeable (and -- more smart and knowledgeable than anybody who reads the Wiki page). 

The bottom-line is that I am intelligent enough and knowledgeable to the extent where I concluded that -- in spite of how brilliant the Wiki page may seem -- there is simply absolutely no concrete reasoning behind absolutely any of it.  None of it.

And -- I am 100% certain that my conclusion is accurate.

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koods said:

Lol. Amphetamines make people very entertaining.

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Not in my opinion (for the most part, anyway).  The only time I ever enjoyed being with people who were on one amphetamine or another was when I was abusing amphetamines with those people.

However, once the amphetamine high wore off, I lost interest in being around those people (especially when they continued to be high from the amphetamines, as I saw with sober eyes the way somebody -- on meth, for example -- acted -- it was even to the point of their being disgusting when it came to the way they were acting).

I no longer hang out with anybody on any amphetamines (unless they are legitimately prescribed it for a genuine reason that it actually helps with).  I, myself, no longer take illicit amphetamine compounds (such as methamphetamine) and am prescribed a very low dose of Vyvanse to take once daily (40mg -- which is only 10mg higher a dose than the lowest-dosage Vyvanse capsule) and it is nothing like when I used to tweak on methamphetamine.  It is not like tweaking (as far as how it makes me feel and act when I take it) and -- rather -- it legitimately helps me out with my ADHD.

Also -- I act basically the exact same with or without Vyvanse in my system, so, the way I write (and the things I write about) don't differ depending on whether I take Vyvanse or not.

(I figured I'd say that last sentence since I knew that you said what you said because you think 'the way I'm acting / the things I am writing and / or the way I am writing' are being affected by my being on Vyvanse). 

(one last thing -- Vyvanse is the only ADHD medicine that works for me for ADHD and doesn't make me feel high and / or like I am tweaking, as would be the case if I was on Adderall / Dexedrine or methamphetamine, and it is the amphetamine I like more than all the others, in every way).

koods said:

Lol. Amphetamines make people very entertaining.

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I know, right?


...and pairofducks, indeed... . . .

morrowasted said:

The trick is to be the paradox.

Away I go, once again, into the wild blue yonder.

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