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( Paradox)
A paradox is a true statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies intuition; or, inversely, it can be an apparent contradiction that actually expresses a non-dual truth (cf. Koan). Typically, either the statements in question do not really imply the contradiction, the puzzling result is not really a contradiction, or the premises themselves are not all really true or cannot all be true together. The word paradox is often used interchangeably with contradiction. Often, mistakenly, it is used to describe situations that are ironic. An example of this is hating cucumbers, hating yogurt, but loving tzatziki sauce. The recognition of ambiguities, equivocations, and unstated assumptions underlying known paradoxes has led to significant advances in science, philosophy and mathematics. But many paradoxes, such as Curry's paradox, do not yet have universally accepted resolutions. Sometimes the term paradox is used for situations that are merely surprising. The birthday paradox, for instance, is unexpected but perfectly logical. The logician Willard V. O. Quine distinguishes falsidical paradoxes, which are seemingly valid, logical demonstrations of absurdities, from veridical paradoxes, such as the birthday paradox, which are seeming absurdities that are nevertheless true.[1] Paradoxes in economics tend to be the veridical type, typically counterintuitive outcomes of economic theory. In literature a paradox can be any contradictory or obviously untrue statement, which resolves itself upon later inspection. Common themes in paradoxes include self-reference, the infinite, circular definitions, and confusion of levels of reasoning.
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The Acid Reflux Disease Paradox by Charles Stewart Richey
A paradox is a self–contradictory statement which at first seems to be logical, but upon further examination appears to be just the opposite. Because acid reflux is a symptom of a condition and not a true disease, it is paradoxical that the medic...
The Diet and Workout Paradox by Dane Phillip
For years, centuries even, the idea of dieting and working out has been apart of millions of peoples lives. Am I overweight? Am I too skinny? How do I lose this pesky stomach fat? have all been questions that the masses have desired answers to. Wit...
A role of melanin-concentrating hormone producing neurons in the central regulation of paradoxical sleep
A role of melanin-concentrating hormone producing neurons in the central regulation of paradoxical sleep
Laure Verret* , Romain Goutagny* , Patrice Fort , Laurène Cagnon , Denise Salvert , Lucienne Léger ...
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