what's a paradox?

Question

a simple yet helping explaination please, and perhaps with some easy to understand examples? thanx~~

Answer 1

(logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"

Answer 2

paradox (plural paradoxes)

1. An apparently true statement that appears to lead to a contradiction or to circumstances that defy intuition.

Not having a fashion is a fashion; that's a paradox.

2. (logic) A self-contradictory statement.

"This sentence is false" is a paradox.

3. a person or thing showing contradictory properties

He is a paradox, you would not expect him in that political party.

4. A statement that leads to an infinite and instant contradiction.

If a court ruled that common law no longer existed, then the only thing that made that ruling binding was common law, which means that the ruling instantly destroys what lets it exist, which means it no longer exists, which means common law can exist again, which means the ruling can exist again, which means common law doesnt exist anymore because of the ruling, which means the ruling doesnt exist, etc.

Answer 3

a sentence that contradicts itself. Some examples are I always lie, if you do, that is true, then that is false...

A croc snatched a baby from its mom, but the mom caught up to it, and the croc said that it would let the baby go if the mom could guess what the croc would do with the baby. If the mom said that the croc would let the baby go, or the croc wouldn't, the crocodile could still keep the child.

Your mission is to not accept this mission. Do you accept? If you say yes, then you fail he mission. If no, then you have no incentive to say no.

Your mom says whatever your dad says is false. Your dad says everything your mom says is true. This contradicts itself.

Answer 4

The statement below is true.
The statement above is false.

Or

The Rock Paper Scissors Game.

If Rock beats Scissors
Paper beats Rock
Scissors beats Paper

What wins?

Answer 5

Can't beat that, but here's more examples:

If you want to become whole,
let yourself be partial.
If you want to become straight,
let yourself be crooked.
If you want to become full,
let yourself be empty.
If you want to be reborn,
let yourself die.
If you want to be given everything,
give everything up.
......
Thus it is said:
The path into the light seems dark,
the path forward seems to go back,
the direct path seems long,
true power seems weak,
true purity seems tarnished,
true steadfastness seems changeable,
true clarity seems obscure,
the greatest art seems unsophisticated,
the greatest love seems indifferent,
the greatest wisdom seems childish.

Tao Te Ching

Answer 6

two doxes