2007-02-08 04:17:43 · 25 answers · asked by JSD 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes, there impossible things.
Determine what exact thought was going thru George Washington's mind at noon of his 12th birthday.
Rebuild a tree after it is burned to ash.
Be in two places at the same time.
2007-02-08 04:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You've posted this in Physics, so I dunno what kind of answer you're looking for. But being a Philosopher, my response would be that if it is true that nothing is impossible, then it would be possible for something to be impossible, as nothing is considered impossible. The possibility of something being impossible is made possible by the first premise that nothing is impossible. In which case, if it is possible that something is impossible, then some things are impossible, which directly disagrees with the first premise of nothing being impossible, which resulted in the second premise of the possiblity of something being impossible.
In other words, it just circles & linguistically it is hard to answer.
In practice though, I think that there are infact some things that are impossible.
2007-02-08 04:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by mexican_seafooduk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on your definition of impossible, If you include silly statements which are not possible with your own body then there are many impossible things. but if you were taking a broader view of the word there is no way to know what it will be possible to do with technology in the future but for the time being you can be sure that there are many things out of our reach.
2007-02-08 04:30:01 · answer #3 · answered by Richard H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's rubbish.. As well as the examples already given about the human body, there is the fact that it is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light (which at least relates to the topic you have filed this question under).
2007-02-08 05:04:34 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to know if nothing is impossible because it would be impossible to know if the impossible were possible or not. Therefore nothing is impossible.
2007-02-08 04:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's true that we don't know for sure if there is anything that's impossible.
2007-02-08 04:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by Voice of Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL
If there is no such thing as 'NOTHING' then nothing would be impossible by definition. Would it be not?
BTW I like Denise M's answer. It is the constrains that make things impossible.
2007-02-12 01:57:58 · answer #7 · answered by Edward 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i think so (and u can tickle urself, top of ur mouth) because udont know what is gonna happen and what has alread happend eg. if I died 2 minuits ago i might not of know about is and so seems like nothing has happend and so it is not impossible that I died 2 minutes ago. also you can lick ur forehead if u get it streched or extended.
but there is only 1 thing that is impossible, noing what is impossible. bit complicated
2007-02-08 04:26:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
impossible itself says...i'm possible...
but the thing is more related to sense and sensibility rather than science....in a scientific language i would have to say that yeah..there r things which r impossible...the examples have been given by the above people...
but by sense,...and imagination...by power....it is yes!....most things which look impossible may be possible...its the matter of our outlook...
2007-02-08 05:13:51 · answer #9 · answered by catty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope ... nothing is nothing... impossible is impossible, yes i know that they are easy to confuse but really the clue is in the the first letters... N for nothing and I for impossible.. hope that that helps.
2007-02-08 04:23:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋