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On Feb 23, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Connie Tyree wrote:
A student posed the following question: What would happen if a
theoretically unstoppable object collides with a theoretically unmovable
object? He predicts everything...the world...would end. I know the world
will not end...what is the opinion of this group?
Connie L Tyree
I would say that in theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice they're not.
I would add that the question is not defined, that the terms are not defined (there is no such thing as a theoretically unstoppable object, for example...the concept itself is not well defined). thus, any result is possible but no result is derivable.
bb
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