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geicogeko is not online. geicogeko
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10 Sep 2012 04:18 PM
Is there any good way to get a paradox in programming or at least emulate one?
This is a feeble attempt:
paradox(){/*This Statement is false.*/
bool x = true;
while(true){
if(x = true){
x = false;
}
else
x = true;
}
}
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zars15 is not online. zars15
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10 Sep 2012 04:25 PM
That's exactly why paradox is paradox. Anyway, in that case this is paradox too(in programming):

while true do end
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geicogeko is not online. geicogeko
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10 Sep 2012 04:27 PM
So is it a paradox?
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zars15 is not online. zars15
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10 Sep 2012 04:29 PM
Well not really sure... It's like really fast loop, so not really paradox... Maybe this could be paradox

true = false

I don't remember how to rename already named functions, but yeah.
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belial52 is not online. belial52
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10 Sep 2012 05:09 PM
@zars, if (true == false) then
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stravant is not online. stravant
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10 Sep 2012 05:44 PM
You can't do so.

A paradox results from the ability to make an inconsistent construction using a language. Programming languages have an internally consistent syntax, and therefor they won't let you express a paradox.
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JulienDethurens is not online. JulienDethurens
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10 Sep 2012 06:56 PM
You cannot get a paradox with programming because programming languages were designed to avoid the flaws that allow you to use paradoxes in normal languages.
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