Timeline for What's the solution to Sorites paradox?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2023 at 20:24 | comment | added | Ashlin Harris | +1 for considering arrangement as well as amount in the definition. άνθρωπος's answer suggests that a heap must also be haphazard, making the notion of a "properly arranged heap" an oxymoron. | |
| Feb 22, 2023 at 1:30 | comment | added | Xavier | @Misha Lavrov OK, maybe theoretically possible, but very unlikely. Maybe we also need to define what a grain of sand is. | |
| Feb 22, 2023 at 1:20 | comment | added | Misha Lavrov | Some grains of sand retain the crystal structure of the mineral they're made of (others have been eroded and are more sphere-like). So in some cases, it might be possible to balance one grain of sand on top of another, and have a heap of 2 grains of sand for as long as you can avoid breathing on it. | |
| S Feb 21, 2023 at 22:06 | review | First answers | |||
| Feb 22, 2023 at 7:33 | |||||
| S Feb 21, 2023 at 22:06 | history | answered | Xavier | CC BY-SA 4.0 |