OPINION: Robin, Butterfly Prove Zeno Was Right

Posted on: Saturday, 21 June 2008, 12:00 CDT By Larry Clark, Hickory Daily Record, N.C. Jun. 21--Zeno would appreciate the drama of a robin and a butterfly that unfolded in the grass the other day. Zeno was a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived a long time ago. He was a master at what we call brain teasers. He called them paradoxes. They presented a twist on perception and natural law. There is a lot of gray matter involved in devising his paradoxes. You'll have to look it up. For now, let's just say people have cussed and discussed them for ages. One of Zeno's most famous teasers concerns Achilles and a tortoise. Achilles was the great Greek warrior. He looked a lot like Brad Pitt. Achilles was not only the best with sword and spear, he was the fastest man in the world. Well, at least the fastest man in Greece and... [read full story]