The Zeno-Socrates dialogs Chapter 14

Zeno's paradoxes as the predecessor of all hologram theory: The Zeno-Socrates dialogs:

The Zeno-Socrates dialogs

Chapter 14

By Exia, a servant in Zeno's house and future grandmother to Eudoxus of Cnidus.

Draco waved a paper at Zeno.  “I understand only little of what you are saying. If I throw a spear at you you are saying you can survive by waiting since the spear can only cover half the distance at one time and hence will never reach you.” Laughter from the audience.

“The paradox is a little more complex than that writing which was only done to instruct one of my more curious students. The idea is that as you cut these distances in half, they begin to lose meaning and will ultimately drop completely out of our understanding. The fact that the distances can be defined in this way, being cut in half until the distances have no meaning,  lead to this conclusion intuitively.”

“And what it distances cannot be cut in half they way you suggest?”

“Why, then we merely have linear and quantum distance.  It is possible, we do not deny either is possible, it is merely a way of looking at reality.  The gods can still occupy the places where we can only speculate.”

“What of this statement that there is no change. Your words, sir, as documented in the commentaries as coming from you are that this leads to the concept that everything that has been done or will be done is a thing which has already been done and has been done. In such a case if I sentence you to death by torture, such will have happened and will happen again and I neither have remorse or guilt in such a case as I've had before.”

“The same can be said if you grant them mercy,” Solon called out.

“The defendants will speak for themselves unless you wish to join them Solon.”

“I stand beside them in their innocence.”

“Nonetheless you will be silent or I will have you held in chambers until this hearing is completed. Zeno, you will answer the charges for yourself and your co-defendants.  Zeno of Elea, you will address the question.”

“This concept allows for us to theorize how the muses can see the future.”

“You make a mockery of this court by saying nothing we do matters in your paradox.”

“The greatest paradox of all is why what you say, Draco, is not true.

“The existence of pre-determination does not take away power, instead it empowers everyone. Have you heard a phrase like "The thought came unbidden to me" or perhaps you find yourself writing a blog where one word follows the other and  you're aware of the thought, but not aware how it will be put in words and yet it still gets written down.

“Is this self determination or is this predetermination?

“While you might think this is dis-empowering, the truth is just the opposite.  Do you want to get rich, you already did!, do you want to change the world, done!, do you want to write a fundamental theory of the universe?  You can. Think how empowered you are if you can do anything because it's already been done.  Imagine how  courageous you can be, you're already dead, where's the risk?  Imagine how little you have to lose...you are already finished...and how important you are...along with the other intelligence you drive the universe.

“That is the interesting part of Non-linear time theory.  It is very Zen-you are nothing and you are everything, you have nothing to fear and you can accomplish anything..”

“That is very poetic. But if there is no purpose in life, what of the purpose to serve in the military, the purpose of paying taxes, the purpose of taking care of one another?”

“I can answer for purpose,” Socrates said standing. Zeno turned desperately signalling him to be quiet. Socrates, however, was oblivious to everything other than his opportunity to speak in front of an audience. “You all know me here as a philosopher and speaker. Zeno and Parmenides did not know I was going to publish their work.” Gasps from the audience. “I thought their philosophies were too important to hide from the work in Elia and perhaps lost there forever. In that sense they are innocent. But we are Greeks and we are responsible for the accumulation of all wisdom in the world and we are the guardians of that wisdom and not its executioners. But I will solve this paradox of predestination. I will make it my life's work to give meaning to life and will make such arguments as will carry the glory of the Greeks down for all time.

”The unexamined life is not worth living.  I will examine life and I will give an answer. If I do not find life to include the gods of Athens, I will come back here and you may do with me as you wish and I will drink the cup of poison with relish!”

The audience was on their feet, there was yelling. Zeno thought he was going to be torn apart by them right there in the chamber. He felt hands grabbing them. Then he found himself hoisted above the crowd, the roars were cheering and before he knew what was going on, he found himself above the crowd next to Parmenides, and Socrates and even Solon had been lifted by the crowd.

Solon looked to Zeno, “Well, that went well.”

They were carried out in triumph, Socrates disappearing with a group of girls who looked like they couldn't wait to take their clothes off for him. As he passes through the doors of the court, he yells, “We're all going to get laid!”

Parmenides looked from the sight of Socrates' exit to Zeno, “I should have killed him myself.”