Deleated it since he did not write it.....
When something doesn't sound quite right, or just plain outrageous, ALWAYS check //www.snopes.com
Here's the scoop on this one: http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/paradox.asp
I get lots of such e-mails at work and through home.
It seems like there are lots of "Urban Legends" circulating. That one has been around many times before. I, too, gets lots of emails at work and home.