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Is the Gordian knot solvable

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Anonymous

17y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Nobody knows how the Gordian Knot was tied, so it is not possible now to say if it was solvable. The elgend says that many intelligent people tried and failed, but that Alexander 'solved' it by cutting it with his sword - a classic example of lateral thinking - so we must assume that it was not solvable. But as knot-tying is a step-by-step process, this raises the question... "how is it possible to tie a knot which cannot be untied?" ... as surely the undoing of a knot is as simple as reversing the process.

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17y ago

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