Robert Fulghum talks about the paradox in one of his books. He became obsessed with contradictory advice when he was a teacher that he wore two buttons: one said, “Trust Me, I’m a teacher”. The other said, “Question Authority”.

Even aphorisms are contradictory:

“Too many cooks spoil the broth.”

“Many hands make light work.”

Even the Gospels are contradictory. When one of the disciples declares Jesus to be the Christ and Son of God, one book has Jesus declaring, “You are Peter, the rock. Upon you I will build my church.”

Another Gospel has Jesus responding, with alarm and suspicion, “Do not tell anyone you know this.”