What Is a Paradox?

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3. The Fletcher’s Paradox

A fletcher is someone who makes arrows, and this paradox involves what happens to an arrow after it has been fired. Once the arrow has been fired, it follows a certain trajectory until it has reached its target. This means that the arrow must be moving throughout the duration of its journey.

If you were to take a snapshot of the arrow’s journey, however, the arrow will be going nowhere. It cannot, because there is no time in which it can move. This means that the arrow must be stationary during that snapshot in time, and for all other snapshots of the arrow’s journey. This then must mean that the arrow is always stationary, despite it moving from A to B.

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