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    Proving Nothing Contains Everything: Set Theory and Russell's Paradox

    We prove "There is no set that contains every set.". For an arbitrary set U, we construct a set A not belonging to U. Let A = {x∈U | x ∉ x }. Then, x∈A <--> x∈U & x ∉ x (Axiom schema of specification). Let x be A. Then, A∈A <--> A∈U & A∉A. If A∈U, then this reduces to A∈A <--> A∉A...
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    The Big Rock Paradox: Stephen Hawking's Thought-Experiment

    I think that people get stuck on there narrow view of what something that exists has to be defined as. Where as omnipotence to a human seems to encompass everything you can "do" in the real known world rather then what you don't know that you can do outside of it. I hate to quote bible...
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    String Theory: Are Vibrating Strings Tensioned or Free-Floating?

    It seems to me that the strings would be tension to space-time it's self.
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