Major paradox

[Oneirius]

Chaos theory determains that nothing is ever certain. It alwayes applies, to all things, no matter what. There will be no 100%s, and there will be no 0%s. It is a law that cannot be avoided, one that governs all things from beginning to end.
Wait a moment here...
Does that mean that CHAOS is actually the only CERTAIN, ORDERLY thing there is in the cosmos?

Freaky, in my opinion.

What do you think?

 

[Grayjack]

Wha? My brain hurts now.

 

[JRCB]

Woah. That's strange.

How much time did you spend thinking about this?

 

[Harlemura]

Death.
That's another 100% chance thingy. I wish it was something more cheerful...
As for your paradox question; I dunno. Thinking about loopholes makes my head hurt.

 

[CuddlyCombine]

Well, I'd argue that chaos theory automatically assumes that it is the only 100% factor. If it didn't, that would just be silly. So technically, there is no paradox. And just because something is certain doesn't mean it is orderly. Certainty of chaos may sound like a paradox, but I dunno, I don't feel it.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Yea, well One in a million chances happen nine time out of ten.

And umm yes, it's not orderly, but it's garunteed.

 

[SamuelT]

That's it Timmy, no more coffee before bedtimes!

OT:

The only thing that's certain is that nothing's certain. Same thing.

 

[XJ-0461]

Not so much a paradox, more an oxymoron.

Also, death is the only thing that can be certain in life, a 100% chance of happening. Not relly a happy thought, I know, but I realised this and wanted to disprove the "no 100%s" part of chaos theory.

 

[Merteg]

I'd say that something being something certain. A can NEVER be c.

I am myself, I'm certain on that.

 

[kaziard]

plenty of things are certain: death, existance of thought and my supremity.

 

[ThreeWords]

Death.

Um, chaos theory could cause a person to become immune to old age, and therefore not certain to die. Likely, yes, but not certain

Also, chaos theory is by definition unpredictable, and so does not follow a specific pattern. You cannot tell when it will come into effect, or whether it will at all in an individual circumstance. Thus, it is not 100% certain

 

[karmapolice63]

This is why I stopped doing acid....

 

[kaziard]

Death.

Um, chaos theory could cause a person to become immune to old age, and therefore not certain to die. Likely, yes, but not certain

Also, chaos theory is by definition unpredictable, and so does not follow a specific pattern. You cannot tell when it will come into effect, or whether it will at all in an individual circumstance. Thus, it is not 100% certain

course you can enthalpy, its a large part of physics chemistry

 

[foish]

The people who made the name are messing with us

 

[Sable Gear]

Also, death is the only thing that can be certain in life, a 100% chance of happening. Not relly a happy thought, I know, but I realised this and wanted to disprove the "no 100%s" part of chaos theory.

But wait, so if there really is no 100% does that mean only 99% of people will die? Like, one in every hundred are secretly imortal or illusions?...whoa, I need a snack now.

 

[ThreeWords]

Death.

Um, chaos theory could cause a person to become immune to old age, and therefore not certain to die. Likely, yes, but not certain

Also, chaos theory is by definition unpredictable, and so does not follow a specific pattern. You cannot tell when it will come into effect, or whether it will at all in an individual circumstance. Thus, it is not 100% certain

course you can enthalpy, its a large part of physics chemistry

But... if you can predict it, and understand it, you can still be certain of what's going to happen, can't you? It's just more complicated, no?

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

The only thing that is certain is change. The universe is in a constant state of flux so nothing will ever stay the same