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irrisistible force/ immovable object
Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One Started conversation Dec 18, 2000
in Asimov's book, "Please Explain", he says that the answer to this is that the two cannot exist in the same universe, so there is no paradox.
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Huw (ACE) Posted Apr 1, 2001
There's no such thing as an immoveable object anyway, is there?
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One Posted Apr 1, 2001
it's all theoretical anyway, like shrodinger's(not even gonna try to spell *that* right ) cat.
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Huw (ACE) Posted Apr 1, 2001
That reminds me of a philosophical question I've been pondering recently - is there a point to philosophical debates like the tree falling in a forest thing? And yes, I am aware of the contradiction there.
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One Posted Apr 2, 2001
the point is to make you think about things you wouldn't normally and expand your mind. at least that's my theory.
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Huw (ACE) Posted Apr 2, 2001
Well yes, but you can still say that the argument is pointless from a certain point of view.
One might question whether you actually are expanding your mind by trying to solve pointless questions? 
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One Posted Apr 2, 2001
hmmmm............. i'll have to think about that.
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Huw (ACE) Posted Apr 2, 2001
Yeah, and I'll have to learn how to do smilies properly!
irrisistible force/ immovable object
xyroth Posted Apr 2, 2001
You can find out how o do smiley's at http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/Smiley
irrisistible force/ immovable object
Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One Posted Apr 2, 2001
long live the smiley!! huzza!
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- 1: Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One (Dec 18, 2000)
- 2: Huw (ACE) (Apr 1, 2001)
- 3: Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One (Apr 1, 2001)
- 4: Huw (ACE) (Apr 1, 2001)
- 5: Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One (Apr 2, 2001)
- 6: Huw (ACE) (Apr 2, 2001)
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- 9: xyroth (Apr 2, 2001)
- 10: Wayfarer -MadForumArtist, Keeper of bad puns, Greeblet with Goo beret, Tangential One (Apr 2, 2001)
- 11: Huw (ACE) (Apr 2, 2001)
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