Zeno's Paradox (Math Question)

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luinil said:

dtewi said:

luinil said:
To solve assign some numbers, then you will see exactly when he will pass the tortoise. To look at this in this light is looking at it incorrectly. Especially since infinity cannot be attained by something finite, like distance.

 

The paradox is not saying an infinte distance. It is saying he needs to travel a finite distance that have an infinite number of points.

A finite distance can be reached, but an infinite amount can not.

 

The infinite number of points is not true. We could count them if we could slow time down and watch. Since he is moving faster, at the point that he is dead level with the tortoise, he has just passed all "infinite" points. The only thing left is for the tortoise to do the same to him. The points are directly related to distance, again finite. So this paradox is only a paradox from an abstract/philosophical standpoint.

Exactly. That´s math for you.