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Hey Zeno

October 8, 2019From the book Change Is the Only Constant

Asked to open a window, Zeno declines on metaphysical grounds: he'd first have to cover half the distance, then half the rest, forever.

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"Hey Zeno, can you go open that window?" Zeno: "Metaphysically, no."

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