I don't want to beat this into the ground, but for the sake of clarity:
1. My working definition of a contradiction is a set of statements that
affirm both A and NOT A.
2. Paradoxes are often expressed in this form.
3. The meaning of a paradox generally cannot be derived by formal logical means.
4. To me, 1 John 2:7-8 meet criteria 1-3, where A="I am writing you a new
letter" and NOT A="I am not writing you a new letter".
5. I do not believe that either paradox or contradiction indicate error, nor
that formal logic is the only or best avenue to truth.
Jonathan
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