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05-22-2018, 07:36 PM
Ethereum's co-founder just solved the 'chicken and egg' question on Twitter, and he's not stopping there
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum, is having a blast on Twitter.*
An active tweeter (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin), Buterin uses the platform to announce news about Ethereum, but also to crack jokes or debate almost anything. On Tuesday, he decided to tackle some ancient logical paradoxes, including the eternal "chicken or egg" dilemma and the omnipotence paradox.*
SEE ALSO: Rich dudes are running out of insults for Bitcoin (https://mashable.com/2018/05/08/bitcoin-insults/)
"The correct resolution to the "can an omnipotent god make a rock so heavy that even he cannot lift it?" paradox is: yes, he can, but as soon as the rock is created he will no longer be omnipotent, he'll be 'omnipotent except for that darn rock," Buterin tweeted.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/22/vitalik-buterin-paradox-solver/)
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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum, is having a blast on Twitter.*
An active tweeter (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin), Buterin uses the platform to announce news about Ethereum, but also to crack jokes or debate almost anything. On Tuesday, he decided to tackle some ancient logical paradoxes, including the eternal "chicken or egg" dilemma and the omnipotence paradox.*
SEE ALSO: Rich dudes are running out of insults for Bitcoin (https://mashable.com/2018/05/08/bitcoin-insults/)
"The correct resolution to the "can an omnipotent god make a rock so heavy that even he cannot lift it?" paradox is: yes, he can, but as soon as the rock is created he will no longer be omnipotent, he'll be 'omnipotent except for that darn rock," Buterin tweeted.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/22/vitalik-buterin-paradox-solver/)
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