disappear paradox

The idea that if you supposedly went back in time to pick yourself up, and went back with yourself in the future, and something prevented you from going to the past (death, coma, etc), you would disappear from the time frame entirely, due to the fact that if you dissapeared in the past, you would dissapear in the future.

However, if you dissapeared in the future, you never would have been in the past to pick yourself up.

Disappear Paradox:
1. You're in the present.
2. You see yourself, and then you kidnap you.
3. you will dissapear from the time frame forever, probably because it's impossible to go back in time, or you are trapped in the future by death, coma, etc.
4. If you dissapear, then you're future self disappears, because you dissapear. However, you would never kidnap yourself if you dissapeared, and you would be back in the present, and you would kidnap yourself again. And again, and again...

by Someone Personson June 20, 2007

Paradox

paradox is a true statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies logic or intuition. The term is also used for an apparent contradiction that actually expresses a non-dual truth such as two true sentences which put together seem incompatible as both being true. Typically however, quoted paradoxical statements do not imply a real contradiction and the puzzling results can be rectified by demonstrating that one or more of the premises themselves are not really true, a play on words, faulty and/or cannot all be true together. But many paradoxes, such as Curry's paradox, do not yet have universally accepted resolutions. The word paradox is often used interchangeably with contradiction. Literary and other artistic uses of paradoxes imply no contradiction and may be used to describe situations that are ironic. Sometimes the term paradox is used for situations that are merely surprising.

Bob: I am a Paradox
Fred: No your not
Bob: Exactly
Fred: Ohhhhh.....

by Fred the bob February 27, 2011

paranoys

To make someone paranoid by action or word.

Osama bin Laden is threatening America again. That paranoys me.

by Brian Romanjuk December 23, 2006

Weird Al Paradox

The phenomenon of a celebrity, most notably Weird Al Yankovic, who grows more popular the geekier he gets.

Another example would be Seth Green who is/was a co-star on geek shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Family Guy and went on to co-creating and participating in Robot Chicken, one of the geekiest shows in human history, while becoming in many people's eyes cooler and cooler.

Weird Al's song and video for White and Nerdy were both extremely popular but also chock full of geek references, it's quite the Weird Al Paradox.

by horrormoviegeek August 29, 2009

paradoxology

A short hymn or recitation in praise of paradox.

I accept that life is full of contradictions, and I sing the paradoxology.

by Clown's ASSistant April 3, 2011

Paradox Bar

A bar or club that only lets in regulars. Only a few bars are true paradoxes. Others instead only restricts their audience to regulars on certain weekdays, or between certain times - or a combination of both.

Bouncer: "Sorry, we only let in regulars today. You're not going in."
Non-regular A: "What? How can you be a regular without being let in regularly? This bar is a paradox"
Non-regular B: "Yeah, fucking Paradox Bar"
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C: "Wanna go down to the Havana Club?"
D: "Nah, we'll never get in - it's a Paradox Bar"

by Oby July 25, 2012

paradox

A meta-state that has a counter-formalistic (aesthetic) beginning and end.

Null value.

True-false metastasis.

Effects linear time from one end; and cyclical time emerges from the other side.

Produces experiences, objects, or events.

A paradox produces objects.

by sandraxine August 29, 2018