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A paradox is "a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth". If you encounter a paradox, it tells you more about how your framework of thinking is flawed than it does about reality.

"Infinity plus one" is a paradox to a child who believes that infinity is a finite number. When they realize what infinity actually means, the paradox will be resolved.




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