What does “paradox” mean?
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Oh, this is a cool one —
A paradox is a situation or statement that seems impossible or strange because it contradicts itself, but it might actually be true.
So imagine someone says, "The more you try to sleep, the less you can sleep." That's a paradox — it feels backwards, but you know it's real! Or think about this classic one: "I always lie." Wait… if that's true, then it's a lie… but if it's a lie, then it's true? Your brain kind of breaks a little. 😄
You'll also hear it used more casually, like — "It's a paradox that the busiest people somehow always find time to help others."
Basically, a paradox is something that seems like it shouldn't make sense, but somehow it does — or it ties itself in a knot trying to.
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