Paradoxotaur:
Mysterious creature that is said to exist only if you don’t believe in it. But, if you do believe it exists, then it doesn’t. Tends to haunt students of logic and babies. Form unknown.
Mysterious creature that is said to exist only if you don’t believe in it. But, if you do believe it exists, then it doesn’t. Tends to haunt students of logic and babies. Form unknown.
friend: i think i saw a Paradoxotaur yesterday
me:no you didnt, if you believed in it, then it doesnt exist. i can see it because i dont believe in it
me:no you didnt, if you believed in it, then it doesnt exist. i can see it because i dont believe in it
by rockdablok March 2, 2007
Get the Paradoxotaur mug.In any fundamentalist group where Poe's Law applies, a paradox exists where any new idea (or person) sufficiently fundamentalist to be accepted by the group is likely to be so ridiculous that it risks being rejected as a parody (or parodist).
Conservapedia: "Reasonable Explanations for Atheism - Moral depravity, ... poor relationship with father, ... scientism."
New Conservative member (who honestly believes this): "They could also be demons sent by Satan to try to convert our children so they'll go to hell."
Conservapedia: "You're not funny. Parodies have no place here."
Atheist member: "HAH! Poe's Paradox!"
New Conservative member (who honestly believes this): "They could also be demons sent by Satan to try to convert our children so they'll go to hell."
Conservapedia: "You're not funny. Parodies have no place here."
Atheist member: "HAH! Poe's Paradox!"
by Sleeker February 15, 2009
Get the Poe's Paradox mug.The 'greed-intelligence paradox' states that a person cannot be both greedy and intelligent because the two traits are mutually exclusive.
The 'greed-intelligence paradox' encompasses the more detailed 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation', which explains a lot about leaders and people.
The 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation' explains the 'generally true' relationships between levels of greed and overall intelligence within an individual: put simply, greedy people are not particularly intelligent, and intelligent people are not particularly greedy (this would be the general form of the 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation').
These are the 'generally true' statements of the 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation':
- The greedier a person is, the less intelligent that person is.
- The less greedy is a person is, the more intelligent that person is.
- The more intelligent a person is, the less greedy that person is.
- The less intelligent a person is, the more greedy that person is.
In one extreme case of this 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation', we know it is impossible to amass and hoard incredibly large amounts of monetary and material wealth or even want it, while also being a truly highly intelligent person. Highly intelligent people do not hoard money or stuff, they want to enjoy life and nature, and they want to share what they have with others. Truly intelligent people are also honest.
The 'greed-intelligence paradox' encompasses the more detailed 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation', which explains a lot about leaders and people.
The 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation' explains the 'generally true' relationships between levels of greed and overall intelligence within an individual: put simply, greedy people are not particularly intelligent, and intelligent people are not particularly greedy (this would be the general form of the 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation').
These are the 'generally true' statements of the 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation':
- The greedier a person is, the less intelligent that person is.
- The less greedy is a person is, the more intelligent that person is.
- The more intelligent a person is, the less greedy that person is.
- The less intelligent a person is, the more greedy that person is.
In one extreme case of this 'greed-intelligence inverse correlation', we know it is impossible to amass and hoard incredibly large amounts of monetary and material wealth or even want it, while also being a truly highly intelligent person. Highly intelligent people do not hoard money or stuff, they want to enjoy life and nature, and they want to share what they have with others. Truly intelligent people are also honest.
ex. Nikola Tesla was unquestionably the most overall intelligent person who ever lived. Tesla spoke 6 languages, invented the modern AC motor and the radio, and was the most prolific inventor of all time. Tesla lived and died dirt poor and in financial debt. Humanity owes Tesla a great debt of gratitude for the amount of freedom (and liberty from toil) his inventions have afforded mankind. Tesla was an extreme example of the validity of greed-intelligence paradox.
ex. International bankers profit from all major modern global military conflicts and wars --- promoting the killing of innocent people is financially profitable but not intelligent behaviour.
ex. The 'greed-intelligence paradox' explains that exclusively unintelligent people make up the class of incredibly wealthy people (the ruling class) on the planet, which explains why planet Earth is in such a mess from economic, environmental, moral and social perspectives. It is quite evident that wealthy unintelligent people are running and ruining the planet.
*** People have no business equating high net worth with high intelligence --- precisely the inverse is true. ***
ex. International bankers profit from all major modern global military conflicts and wars --- promoting the killing of innocent people is financially profitable but not intelligent behaviour.
ex. The 'greed-intelligence paradox' explains that exclusively unintelligent people make up the class of incredibly wealthy people (the ruling class) on the planet, which explains why planet Earth is in such a mess from economic, environmental, moral and social perspectives. It is quite evident that wealthy unintelligent people are running and ruining the planet.
*** People have no business equating high net worth with high intelligence --- precisely the inverse is true. ***
by GlennyJ November 10, 2013
Get the greed-intelligence paradox mug.neither tuesday nor wednesday are thursday or friday
but wednesday will be async
and tuesday will be last day she will talk to us
does this mean that tuesday is fake friday?
Damn, this is a real Tunger's Paradox
but wednesday will be async
and tuesday will be last day she will talk to us
does this mean that tuesday is fake friday?
Damn, this is a real Tunger's Paradox
by ccans December 21, 2020
Get the Tunger's Paradox mug.A two sided object that you have to flip 3 times to get it right most commonly associated with usb sticks also works with bad phone cables and blankets
by Grand Leader January 31, 2019
Get the USB paradox mug.an extremely skilled death knight on blizzards world of warcraft, he always argues but does crazy damage
paradoxx stfu when u can dps like me u can argue
*Paradoxx switches to dps spec and does double his dps*
*Paradoxx switches to dps spec and does double his dps*
by choobular July 28, 2010
Get the Paradoxx mug.Proposition that all singularities are based on dualities. For instance linear cultural time sits on cyclical cultural time; consciousness as a oneness sits on top of a recursive duality of linearity and cyclicality; and momentum (unidirectionality) is a product of tension between two opposing forces ie. all comparisons are contrasts.
The assertion that Western philosophy is driven by the recognition that existentialism (authentic existence) and free will cannot both truly coexist is a demonstration of the Vikaasian Paradox.
by sandraxine October 25, 2017
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