Achille’s paradox… why can’t Achilles just reach the tortoise?
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It’s basically a very early version of a “Troll Machine”.
The argument for why Achille will never catch the tortoise is fundamentally flawed but the flaw isn’t declared – as u/quietmedic notes the issue is it’s taking ever smaller slices of time but presenting them as having an infinite number of smaller pieces that can never actually be run through.
Given it’s entirely possible to catch tortoises this clearly isn’t the case.
The goal is to challenge the reader to think about how the question is set up and explain why the tortoise can be caught.
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