In Zeno’s paradox, above, there is a fundamental misconception about both infinity as well as motion. In this paradox, motion is broken down into parts, as if it were a piece of matter. In other words, Zeno is separating the motion of matter from matter and treating it as if it were matter. Motion, however, cannot be split up. Motion flows. Just as with the previous example where “Now” can never be pointed to, despite the fact that “Now” is our only reality, there is no point of motion that can be selected as representing its current location. The moment we photograph some activity, such
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