Zeno was an ancient Greek philosopher, who was famous for his paradoxes. In this post today, I will present one of his paradoxes in skit form, with some humorous twists to boot.
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Narrorator- Some time in ancient Greece. Zeno had invited Aristotle-another famous Greek-dude- over to his house to present his latest paradox.
Zeno- Ah! Welcome Aristotle! I see you brought some friends.
Aristotle- Mmm.
Z- So, are you ready to begin?
A- Mmm.
Z- Alright. *Ahem* A man intends to go to a table. To get to the table, you must get half way to the table. To get halfway to said table, you must get a quarter way, then an eighth of a way, and so on and so forth. Now, with this in mind, there are infinite points to the table, and since you cannot travel an infinite amount of ANYTHING, you cannot walk to the table.
A- ....
N- and so Aristotle stood up, and walked over to the nearest table. Some reports say he lifted his arms up, and uttered the words, 'boo-yah,' but this cannot be confirmed.
Z- Now now now, Aristotle. I understand what you are trying to say. However, to counter a paradox, you must find the flaw in the logic, not in the conclusion.
A- *Shakes his head* This is why you have no friends, Zeno.
Aristotle's Friends-
Z-
A- C'mon guys; there's a party down the street.
Z- Can I come too?
A-
You can try, but since there are infinite points between here and the party, it's impossible.
AF-
Z-
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Moral of the story; don't be Zeno.
