What Is A Paradox?

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Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/vsauce2\n\nThanks to Brilliant for sponsoring this episode. \n\n*** SOURCES LINKS AND MORE ***\n\n“The Ways of Paradox and Other Essays” by Willard Van Orman Quine: https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Paradox-Other-Essays-Revised/dp/0674948378/\n\nZeno of Elea, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zeno-elea/\n\nZeno’s Paradoxes, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/paradox-zeno/\n\nConvergent Series, Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus-home/series-calc/seq-conv-diverg-calc/v/convergent-and-divergent-sequences\n\n“Game Show Problem” by Marilyn vos Savant, Parade Magazine, 1990: http://marilynvossavant.com/game-show-problem/\n\n“Solution to the Grandfather Paradox” by minutephysics: https://youtu.be/XayNKY944lY\n\n“The Faint Young Sun Paradox!” by MinuteEarth: https://youtu.be/qbnaes8X4iQ\n\n***********************************\n\nVsauce Links \nWebsite: http://www.Vsauce.com\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/VsauceTwo\n\nHosted, Produced, Writing Contributions And Edited by Kevin Lieber\nInstagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieber\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/kevleeb\nWebsite: http://kevinlieber.com\n\nResearch And Writing Contributions by Matthew Tabor\nhttps://twitter.com/matthewktabor\n\nWriting Contributions by Michael Stevens\nhttps://youtube.com/Vsauce\n\nVFX By Eric Langlay\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ericlanglay\n\nSpecial Thanks Paula Lieber\nhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/Craftality\n\nSelect Music By Jake Chudnow: http://www.youtube.com/user/JakeChudnow