Category: Antithesis
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Dinosaurs. Νείκος. Φιλότης.
A new publication on the bird-like dinosaur Avimimus, from the late-Cretaceous suggests they were gregarious, social animals - evidence that flies in the face of the long-held mysticism surrounding dinosaurs as solo creatures. "The common mythology of dinosaurs depicts solitary, vicious monsters running around eating everything," explains Gregory Funston, PhD student and Vanier scholar at…
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DIVISION BY ZERO (1/0 = One)
A number cannot be divided by zero. This is what mathematics today claim. But think again. Some years ago, it was not possible to have a number whose square results in a negative number. But then… we thought… why not? And now we have imaginary numbers with tons of applications. Zero is a useful tool…
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Why "antitheseis" exists.
The world is full of things which are in "anti-thesis" (Gr. αντίθεση) with each other. And this results in some antiphasis (Gr. αντιφάσεις) which cannot be resolved and buffle us. But why should antithesis exist in the first place? The reason is simple: Our senses and our model of thinking is based on them. Without…
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