A situation where two people like each other, but do not act upon their feeling because of their nerves and fear of rejection. As a result, neither show that they like each other. Instead of a prime situation where both participants get what they want, both feel rejected and dejected.
John: I really like Alice, but I don't want to get rejected by her, so I'll just leave the party.
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Alice: I'd like to talk to John, but he seems too cool for me, so I'll let him be.
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A mutual friend: They didn't talk to each other in the end, its a pretty unfortunate example of the lovers' paradox.
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Alice: I'd like to talk to John, but he seems too cool for me, so I'll let him be.
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A mutual friend: They didn't talk to each other in the end, its a pretty unfortunate example of the lovers' paradox.
by [JD] May 24, 2010
Get the Lovers' Paradox mug.The paradox that is created when someone tells you that he or she is a liar. If he IS a liar and tells you that he is a liar, then he is telling the truth and can't be a liar. If he is NOT a liar, but tells you that he is a liar, then he is telling you a lie, so he must be a liar.
"Hey George! Don't believe a word I say!"
"Man, that's fucked up big time. If I believe what you are saying now, it means I must not believe you, and if I don't believe you, it means I have to believe you! It's the Liar's Paradox!"
"Man, that's fucked up big time. If I believe what you are saying now, it means I must not believe you, and if I don't believe you, it means I have to believe you! It's the Liar's Paradox!"
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A situation where people who know next to nothing about Science feel themselves qualified to refute it, often as a means of defending creationism.
by Nona Suomy January 12, 2009
Get the Creationist Paradox mug.Leela: Consider this. You destroy those you deem to be naughty, but many of those you destroy are, in fact, nice. Therefore, you are naughty and must destroy yourself.
Robot Santa: Nice try, but my head was built with paradox-absorbing crumple zones.
Robot Santa: Nice try, but my head was built with paradox-absorbing crumple zones.
by Bob882 December 20, 2004
Get the paradox-absorbing crumple zones mug.The level where religious people thinks they are too good and feel like they are above other people to the point where their religiousness backfires in intellect and empathy. In simple terms, FOR SOME PEOPLE, the more you become religious, the less intelligent and empathetic you become.
This paradox is prevalent, especially in Abrahamic religions.
This paradox is prevalent, especially in Abrahamic religions.
Jamal: You have depression? You must be non-religious and have weak iman.
Here, Jamal illustrates a pious paradox, where he thinks he has never experienced depression because of his "higher level" of faith.
Here, Jamal illustrates a pious paradox, where he thinks he has never experienced depression because of his "higher level" of faith.
by DOMOQUE October 21, 2020
Get the Pious Paradox mug.The Loogie Paradox, also known as the Spit Catch 22, refers to a phenomenon of hocking a loogie in another's mouth and while the other returns the favor.
Guy 1: Bro, I just spit in my girlfriend mouth and she spit back
Guy 2: That sounds a lot like the Loogie Paradox
Guy 2: That sounds a lot like the Loogie Paradox
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Get the Loogie Paradox mug.A player on MMORPG warcraft, he is very arrogant and egotistical, but usually because he is far better than everyone else around him
RandomPlayer: lulz go on den, we see who betar.
/Paradoxx stands by and watches for a while, before casually walking over and stealing top dps and all the aggro, thus making a mortal enemy of the tank
/Paradoxx stands by and watches for a while, before casually walking over and stealing top dps and all the aggro, thus making a mortal enemy of the tank
by hyperbowl99 July 28, 2010
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