This teacher of mine had this strange theory

its been some years know, but i still remember this theory, i found it cool back then. His classes were pretty interesting, he was a cool guy, very charismatic.

So the theory was like this:

To go to point A to point B, from your house to your job for example, first you need to get to half of that path.

to get from A to B....

A B

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.....first you need to get to C.......

A C

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....but before you get to C, you obviously need to pass trough D

A D

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But to get to D you need to pass trough E first, and so on

A E

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This is will get you to the point that its the size of an atom. And even tough, we know that atoms have even small particles, has protons and electrons for example. And even there, we can continue to get even smaller sizes, and so on, and so on till infintum. cause an atom can be divided infinite times.

So theoretically we cant really get to point B in this theory. I dunno, i dont believe any of this, but what you think about it? i was a kid so i found it cool back then, and the way he explained was pretty cool, everyone in the class was pretty interesting in it. It was pretty rare to see the entire class so interested in anything. thers always someone talking and not paying any attention to the class ( i was one of those cases in many ocasions), but in this class everyone was so quiet listening to it. His classes were pretty cool, but it only lasted 2-3 months cause we changed teacher.

bad english i know.

I didn't know your teacher was Greek.

its been some years know, but i still remember this theory, i found it cool back then. His classes were pretty interesting, he was a cool guy, very charismatic.

So the theory was like this:

To go to point A to point B, from your house to your job for example, first you need to get to half of that path.

to get from A to B....

A B

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.....first you need to get to C.......

A C

------------------------------------------------------------------

....but before you get to C, you obviously need to pass trough D

A D

------------------------------

But to get to D you need to pass trough E first, and so on

A E

----------------

This is will get you to the point that its the size of an atom. And even tough, we know that atoms have even small particles, has protons and electrons for example. And even there, we can continue to get even smaller sizes, and so on, and so on till infintum. cause an atom can be divided infinite times.

So theoretically we cant really get to point B in this theory. I dunno, i dont believe any of this, but what you think about it? i was a kid so i found it cool back then, and the way he explained was pretty cool, everyone in the class was pretty interesting in it. It was pretty rare to see the entire class so interested in anything. thers always someone talking and not paying any attention to the class ( i was one of those cases in many ocasions), but in this class everyone was so quiet listening to it. His classes were pretty cool, but it only lasted 2-3 months cause we changed teacher.

bad english i know.

Drakes_Fortune

It's not your teacher's theory :| An ancient Greek philosopher came up with that. I think it was Epicurius (???)hamstergeddon

I think your teacher ate a special, magical cookie or other baked good.

Was his theory promptly followed with "Dude, wait, what were we talking about?"

It's not your teacher's theory :| An ancient Greek philosopher came up with that. I think it was Epicurius (???)hamstergeddon

sounds....jolly

seriously though, who would think of that...?

It's not your teacher's theory :| An ancient Greek philosopher came up with that. I think it was Epicurius (???)hamstergeddon

Sounds like that turtle riddle. LZ71

so he taught you the alphabet.

so he taught you the alphabet.

Colin1192

That theory only works if you agree to its principles, namely: going half of the distance, then half of THAT distance, and so on. Doesn't work in real life.cheeselover

Basic logic really. Start at point A and head towards to point B. When you find a Greek halfway through telling you his theory punch him right in the loins and continue walking to point B. Stop at point B. Am I right or am I wrong?

No. Quantum mechanics says you could have just skipped over being at exactly C and never even touched it.

What? Why would I have to pass through point D to get to point C? doesn't work like that. Brainkiller05

I don't get it, is there a moral to the story?

[QUOTE="cheeselover"]That theory only works if you agree to its principles, namely: going half of the distance, then half of THAT distance, and so on. Doesn't work in real life.Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="Colin1192"]

so he taught you the alphabet.

Drakes_Fortune

he taught you the order of the alphabet. start at A then go to B and through C and so on

I don't get it, is there a moral to the story?

dark-warmachine

[QUOTE="cheeselover"]That theory only works if you agree to its principles, namely: going half of the distance, then half of THAT distance, and so on. Doesn't work in real life.Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="Colin1192"]

so he taught you the alphabet.

Colin1192

he taught you the order of the alphabet. start at A then go to B and through C and so on

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="cheeselover"]That theory only works if you agree to its principles, namely: going half of the distance, then half of THAT distance, and so on. Doesn't work in real life.cheeselover

yes. before you walk 0.0000000000001 first you need to walk 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000001and so on, this will lead to an infinite number. you cant just skip the distance no matter how small it is, that way you would be teleporting.

i find paradoxes interesting. greeks were really advanced for their time.

[QUOTE="dark-warmachine"]

I don't get it, is there a moral to the story?

Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="cheeselover"][QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"] wait, so you dont need to go half of the distance in real life? you just teleport there or something?Drakes_Fortune

yes. before you walk 0.0000000000001 first you need to walk 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000001and so on, this will lead to an infinite number. you cant just skip the distance no matter how small it is, that way you would be teleporting.

TC, Why not rename point C to any of the following? point A ------- Aa - Ab - Ac - Ad - Ae,etc. ---- point B

[QUOTE="dark-warmachine"]

I don't get it, is there a moral to the story?

Drakes_Fortune

Dude. No, just no. There is no law that states that we must be bound to walking these half distance. We just walk, that's it. When we get to point A, we're done. Boom. Happy ending.cheeselover

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="dark-warmachine"]

I don't get it, is there a moral to the story?

jimmyjammer69

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"]

[QUOTE="cheeselover"] No, but your footsteps end up being more than half the distance after a certain point. Unless you choose to walk 0.0000000001 mm and so on.cyberdarkkid

yes. before you walk 0.0000000000001 first you need to walk 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000001and so on, this will lead to an infinite number. you cant just skip the distance no matter how small it is, that way you would be teleporting.

[QUOTE="cheeselover"]Dude. No, just no. There is no law that states that we must be bound to walking these half distance. We just walk, that's it. When we get to point A, we're done. Boom. Happy ending.Drakes_Fortune

Dude. No, just no. There is no law that states that we must be bound to walking these half distance. We just walk, that's it. When we get to point A, we're done. Boom. Happy ending.cheeselover

[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"][QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"] yes, that all motion is nothing but an illusion. according to that theory of course. and in theory that paradox isnt wrong. Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="cheeselover"]Dude. No, just no. There is no law that states that we must be bound to walking these half distance. We just walk, that's it. When we get to point A, we're done. Boom. Happy ending.EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"] If you want to annoy your teacher, you should look up Planck's constant. As far as I understand it, Planck's theory explained that movement isn't infinitely divisible and that energy comes in lumps, if you like (quanta), not as a fluid. jimmyjammer69

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] Why do you find flawed human reasoning interesting? since that's what all paradox are? Paradox do not exist outside of the word itself.EMOEVOLUTION

yeah i got what you meant now. :P and your right.