Day 7: (Continued Story) the Paradox

For the continued story of contradiction, this time I'd like to introduce you something more exciting, it's called--Paradox, which is more fascinating to me, and it leads to uncoordinated contradictions. So first we need to know the difference and connection between paradox and contradiction. Generally, a contradiction is a statement that contains more than one propositions which cannot be all true at the same time, the solution is you have to discard some of them. While paradox is a statement that can neither be true nor false for both of the situation would lead to contradictions and there is no solution to fix it.

Penrose Stairs. It never ends. (photo source)

By the explanation above, it is easy to see that the example in the former blog entry is a contradiction, because the announcement "I’m not going to post today" and the fact that "I posted it at last" (stated in another way) cannot be all true at the same time. There are also some similar contradictions stated as "I'm not typing on a computer", "I'm saying nothing", "The color of these words is red"...and so on.

Day 6: the Day for Break

Seriously this is not even a break since I am still writing my 6th blog entry, but I'm also announcing that I won't post blog entry today by publishing a blog entry, so there is a contradiction.

CONTRADICTION LEADS TO MISERIES. (photo source)

It is very powerful to use contradictions to show some systems that are not self-consistent. To prove whether there are contradictions, the only thing you need is logical deduction, then soon or later you will know it. But once it was being proved that a system is self-consistent or there is no contradiction, then it is a perfect well-functioning system, that's the reason why Riemannian geometry and Hyperbolic geometry are being widely accepted by the whole world even they go against people's intuition.

Day 5: the Self-awareness

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.

Lao Tzu

Maybe the most amazing and incomprehensible thing in the world is that you can feel yourself. When we were born there was no memories or self-awareness inside, and before that we don't even exist yet! So where are we from and who are we? Why was this body being chosen to be "me" instead of others? We'd better start with distinguishing the physical me and self-awareness me.


What do you see when you are looking at yourself? (photo source)

Day 4: the Reality

I think therefore I am.

France, René Descartes

When I was little, I was terrified to think that I might be in a huge play, all of the people I know including my parents acted in front of me in turns, and they discussed when and where to show up next time when I can't see them. All things happened around me were trying to lead me to somewhere. Even now I am fascinated by my childhood thoughts, however, I still can't prove they are wrong.

An exciting moment in Movie THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR. The character find out that the world is not real. and so are the worlds which created his. (photo source)

Day 3: the Free Will

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

France, Rousseau

Man thinks, God laughs.

Unknown

Most of us think we are free because we have choices to be or not to be, the key here is how does a choice being made. more specifically, what really happened in our brains when we were making a choice?

ARE WE FREE TO MAKE A CHOICE? (photo source)

Day 2: the Light

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

The Creation, Bible.

IT IS THE LIGHT MADE EVERYTHING DIFFERENT. (photo source)

Day 1: Announcement About Everyday Posting for the Next 10 Days

This is a promise for myself to start blogging everyday for the next 10 days, it might be a big challenge for me because I have never kept a blog for such a long time continuously. What's more, the final exams is forthcoming and I have to be prepared. But I know it would mean a lot to me if I kept my announcement.

A PROMISES TO KEEP BLOGGING EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS. This is the start point, and have fun with taking the road that has not been taken. (photo source)