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Game # 22: The Creation Paradox

I have searched online for this and come up empty.  I will refer to this as "The Creation Paradox"

 


The Creation Paradox is: Using logic there is no way to ever determine a state of first cause.

In order for something to exist it must have a point of origination.  The universe is based on cause and effect.  Creation theories range from classical creationism from genesis to the theory of the Big Bang.  All these theories fail to explain how the universe was created because each effect must have a cause. 

Let's look at the Big Bang as an example.  The Big Bang is an effect, not a cause.  What caused the big bang? and what caused that?  and what caused that? ad infinitum.  Looking at this logically it becomes laughable to point to the big bang as the creation of the universe.  

 

The conclusion this leaves me with is that the universe is irrational.


Lately I have been seeing many variations of this trap in my games.  Players generally don't see it coming.



Comments


  • 9 months ago

    DrFrank124c

    The Big Bang theory tells us that nothing exploded! Logically something must have come before but no one can tell us what. Many believe that God created the universe and this is a logical belief since if you find a fine watch in the street and you open the back and see all of the intricate wheels, springs and levers in it, you assume that someone made it. But where is the watchmaker? Who is he? Why did he make it? What is he, human, alien or what? When did he make the watch? How did he make it? No matter what theory you come up with whether it be God, Big Bang or Quantum Mechanics you are still stuck with the 6 w's.

    By the way, I have seen the little trick you show in the diagram, whenever your opponent brings out the Queen early, its always a good idea to try to trap it! The squares f6 and f3 are especially dangerous spots to leave your poor Queen, if u see it in a game--off with her head!

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