I can understand discrete space and time and if it’s really how universe works than this paradox is quickly resolved, but there is another solution which my brain can’t understand. How does continuous spacetime work and solve this paradox?
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there is no perfect solution that fully resolves the paradox. while modern mathematical constructions of similar infinite limits provide some clarity, they dont necessarily solve the philosophical part of the paradox
often solutions involve disputing the assumptions of the paradox. as you noted, insisting that time and space is really discrete would resolve it, although this causes other issues. another dispute is that its incorrect to analyze an object at some specific exact moment in time the way that the paradox does, as doing so does not capture the nature of movement
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