[rengerts]

Originally posted by civman2000

Wow, that's the worst mangling of Russell's paradox I've ever seen . Allowing sets to contain themselves is, IIRC, perfectly consistent. Russell's paradox really has to do with the inconsistency of having a set of all sets. thats cause set of sets is called a match

[sat23neus2]

According to conspiracy theorists, nothing really adds up.
So, "1+1=2" is simply another answer provided by the people who rule the world, and therefore, prima facie, false.

[mpxricyNimb]

Originally posted by TheStinger
if i have 1 orange and you give me 1 more orange I have 2 oranges.

That is proof. but what if I wait until you are almost done eating the first orange?

[carlsberg21]

Originally posted by MikeH
I wonder if this one will reach 250 posts of argument or whether posters here can accept the mathematical arguments on this one... I'm doing my part to reach 250.

[Pdarasenko]

2112! RUSH RULES!

[StethyEntinic]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
The lawyer looks to the left, looks to the right, and then leans in and whispers, "How much do you want it to be?" This could well be the accountant's answer, actually

[bppstorr]

Agreed, I think the "2" is rather one of many possible interpretations here, not an absolute truth. Let's remember that we all have our biases and prejudices, so people promoting the view that 1+1=2 might do that mainly out of self-interest.

In any case it's better to look on the big picture, and get some more sources. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle

[allvideO]

I wonder if this one will reach 250 posts of argument or whether posters here can accept the mathematical arguments on this one...

I think this assumption of absolutes in mathematics is a disgrace.

This completely ignores the filosofical question about whether or not numbers are even real. You cavemen ever think of THAT??

[chuecaloversvvp]

where is "maybe" option

as it is missing, I refused to vote

[shodulsilfeli]

Welcome to aneeshm's post from November 2006.

1+1=10 in binary.

[pKgGpUlF]

Oh yeah.

[RLRWai4B]

1 + 1 = letter "B"

[rostpribru]

some numbers are real, some are imaginary.

And some are hyperreal. That's like realer than real. Like really, really real.