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Hi Mark, My playful response hinges on (1) a classical interpretation of a logical principle -- "Ex falso quodlibet" and (2) the notion of true contradictions. The notion of true contradictions is used by Graham Priest and is known as 'dialetheism.' The idea I play with from (1) and (2) is...

As my jolly logic professor used to say, "Ex falso quodlibet," meaning that from a contradiction, anything follows. For example, if we accept the proposition (1) "All knowledge is knowable" but also accept (2) "Knowledge of the future is impossible" we might end up in a...