Zorn's Dilemma
Friday, October 10, 2008 1:28:00 PM
[This has nothing to do with life in the Blagden Alley and Naylor Court neighborhood. You have been warned.]
Suppose that the Redskins had not just one, but two really good quarterbacks, so equally good that the decision each Sunday of which to play was difficult. Then, one could say that it was Zorn's Dilemma.
To people who've studied math, that would be quite funny, since such people all have spent time with Zorn's Lemma. One could also say that Jim Zorn was faced with the Axiom of Choice, but that qould be pushing things a bit far, I guess.
Suppose that the Redskins had not just one, but two really good quarterbacks, so equally good that the decision each Sunday of which to play was difficult. Then, one could say that it was Zorn's Dilemma.
To people who've studied math, that would be quite funny, since such people all have spent time with Zorn's Lemma. One could also say that Jim Zorn was faced with the Axiom of Choice, but that qould be pushing things a bit far, I guess.






