Irrestible force colliding with a immovable object

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The discussion revolves around the paradox of an irresistible force colliding with an immovable object, highlighting its nonsensical nature. The original poster acknowledges the lack of a definitive answer to this philosophical question and suggests redirecting the inquiry to a mathematical forum for a more sensible discussion. They propose a related question: "What would happen if I multiplied infinity with zero?" which invites mathematical exploration rather than philosophical debate.

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I am sorry about that nonsensible thread I posted on here. I knew it was not a good topic, since it was a paradox, and in fact, I knew there was no answer because I heard thew same thing with an irrestible force colliding with a immovable object. I seemed to have done it anyway. Anyways, I am sorry for the thread.
 
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It would not be locked in the mathematical forum where the question has
a sensible answer. Go there and ask it again using this:

"What would happen if I multiplied infinity with zero?"
 

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