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by m_dupont 268 days ago
you're not, the proof is a famous error known as zenos paradox. Its only an apparent paradox, and indeed it's been disproven by observing that things do in fact move
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I like the humourous way of putting it, but of course Zeno and his contemporaries knew that things moved - that's exactly why this seemed to be a paradox. Seemingly secure reasoning results in a conclusion that's obviously false.

To resolve the paradox, you have to show what's wrong with the reasoning, not just observe the obviously false conclusion.

Wow this is some serious over complication. How can anyone mix Philosophy and Mathematics? They are not even in the same ball park.. Even with infinity. Its just something that cant be understood in the mind, IMHO.