Hey, OK I know the last entry was a long time ago, but I've been busy. OK, so, interesting events ... Hmmm, probably the most exciting was on Thursday the week before last.

Before I went to bed I heard a couple arguing downstairs, but didn't - obviously - get involved. But at about 1 o' clock in the morning we heard a tremendous crash, with the man shouting and the girl screaming and crying. Myself and two other girls ran out onto the landing (we knew he was beating her, he'd done it before). They were on the landing below us, and as we got to the top of the stairs I shouted, "Leave her alone!" This was followed by dead silence.

At this point I realised that, although I had made an impressive beginning, I was not a particularly heroic sight in my pyjamas and flip-flops. And anyway, what could three girls in their pyjamas do against a strong man? Still, we couldn't just stand at the top of the stairs, so we went down. I had no idea what I was going to do when I got down there, but thank God there were already two men there, who'd pulled him off the girl. The next few minutes were very nasty; when the guy saw me come down, he eyeballed me and told me to "get the f*ck back upstairs" I'm proud to say I stared right back! (Although that was maybe a bit foolish). He was out of his mind on drink, and the floor was covered in glass and beer. He wouldn't stop shouting at the girl - insulting her, saying he didn't give a sh*t about any of the rest of us - and telling her that if she left him he'd come after her and kill her.

One of the Germans told me he'd already called the police, but didn't know if the police knew where the house was (I live in a student village). And that was how, at some time after 1 o'clock in the morning, I found myself standing outside in my pyjamas and flip-flops trying to tell the police, in German, what was happening and where. Anyway, your man was taken away - and apparently released almost immediately, because he kept calling his "girlfriend" all night. She and one of the girls from my floor went to the doctor (he'd bitten her on the head) and we tidied up a bit and went to bed.

But what really bothered me was that hardly anyone actually DID anything; in a house with at least 30 students, only one girl rang for help - she rang the student pub (I found out later that one of the Germans was actually the caretaker, who'd been in the pub. The other German was some poor bloke who'd innocently been having a beer when the caretaker grabbed him and said he wasn't going alone!) I know not everyone heard - it's a big house - but apart from this girl and the 3 of us, no one did anything. I know for a fact there were plenty of girls and strong men hiding in their rooms.

The woman-beater didn't actually live in our house (thank God) - the police had already been called out twice because of him, and he had a restraining order.
I have now bought pepper-spray, just in case he comes back.

Well, it's been a pretty hectic 2 weeks in Germany so far! I've met people from all over the world - in my house alone, one girl is from Sweden, one from Hong Kong, one from France and one from Turkey. The language is pretty tough, but Berlin is a deadly city - there's always something to do. It's after midnight now tho, and I'm tired, so I'll post the details later.

PS Hi everyone

Motto
Bus Paradox
However a bus is full, there is always someone who gets in even if nobody gets out. Using induction, we could say that infinite number of people could get in a bus.

Paradoxes

Liar Paradox (Eubulid or Epimenides Paradox)
About this best-known paradox wrote a great stoical logician Chrysippos from Solov 29 books and philosopher Filetos even died because of it (seeking for its solution was killing).

A familiar Cretan sails to Greece and says to Greek men, who stand on the waterside: "All Cretans are liars." Did he say the truth or did he lie?
A week later, Cretan was sailing there again and said: "All Cretans are liars and all I say is the truth." Although the Greeks ashore hardly found out, what he said the first time, now they were absolutely puzzled.
If somebody says about himself, that he lies, is it truth or lie?


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Double Liar Paradox (Jourdain's paradox)

This version of the famous paradox was presented by an English mathematician P. E. B. Jourdain in 1913.
The following inscriptions are on a paper:

Back side
Inscription on the other side is true.
Inscription on the other side is not true

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Barber Paradox (Russell's Paradox)

Analogue paradox to the paradox of liar formulated English logician, philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell.
There was a barber in a village, who promised to shave everybody, who does not shave himself (or herself).
Can the barber shave himself and keep the mentioned promise?


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Lazy-bones Paradox

If destiny designed a master plan, which defines everything that is to happen, isn't it useless to for example go to a doctor? If I am ill and it is my destiny to regain health, than I will regain health whether I visit a doctor or I don't. And if I shall not be healthy again, than I will not with or without help.
If I am ill and destiny has a definite plan for me, than it is useless to go anywhere.
How could you question the presented opinion?



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My Favourite Sophisms


1. Crocodile Sophism
A slim crocodile living in Nile took a child. Mother begged to give him back. The crocodile could not only talk, he was also a great sophist, and so he stated: "If you guess, what I will do with him, I will return him. However, if you don't guess his fate I'll eat him." What statement shall the mother make to save her child (what about a vicious circle ...)?

2. Is it possible to give what we don't have?
Sophist: "Yes. Greedy man gives his cash with sorrow. However, he doesn't have the cash with sorrow, so he gives what he doesn't have."

3. What is better - eternal bliss or a simple bread?
What is better than eternal bliss? Nothing. But a slice of bread is better than nothing. So slice of bread is more than eternal bliss.


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A few sentences from life


Nobody goes to that restaurant, because it is too crowded.

Don't go near the water, till you have learned how to swim.

The man who wrote such a stupid sentence, can not write at all.

If you get this message, call me, and if you don't get it, don't call.