Does 1+1 = 2?

[TheStinger]

if i have 1 orange and you give me 1 more orange I have 2 oranges.

That is proof.

[Geronimo]

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?

[Lul Thyme]

Originally posted by Adalbertus
No, in the field consisting of {0,1}, 1+1=0.

But also 1+1=2
Its just that in that field (among others) 2=0.

[Lul Thyme]

[serious] But you know, in most mathematical construction of the number systems, 2 is DEFINED as 1+1.
So there's no way to prove this, it's actually an axiom.

Basically it's an agreement that whatever you get when you add 1 and 1, we'll call it two.
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[OzzyKP]

Re: Does 1+1 = 2?

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.

[MikeH]

I can't believe this didn't get deleted.

[Richelieu]

2112! RUSH RULES!

[Zkribbler]

A corporation needed to find a new CEO. The search team narrowed the candidates to three equally qualified in-house people: the head of accounting, the head of research and the head of the legal department.

They first called in the head of accounting and told him that they'd decided on making their decision based on one final question: "How much is 1 + 1?"

The head of accounting said, "Look. I know this is a trick question, but I can't see what the trick is. 1 + 1 = 2. It has always been 2. It will always be 2."

"Good answer," they say. "It shows solid, feet-firmly-on-the-ground thinking." Then they call in the head of research and ask him the same question.

"Depends," replies the scientist. "...on whether you're talking about +1 or -1. So the answer could be 2; it could be -2 or it could be 0."

"Good answer," they say. "It shows insight and creativity." Finally, they call in the head of the legal department and ask him the same question. "How much is 1 + 1?"

The lawyer looks to the left, looks to the right, and then leans in and whispers, "How much do you want it to be?"

[LordShiva]

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

[loinburger]

1+1 is not equal to 2. DEAL WITH IT!!!!!

I mean, if you have two oranges, you wouldn't say "I have one plus one oranges," would you????? Well, maybe if you're a math nerd you would, but a normal person wouldn't say that. QED

[BeBMan]

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

[Aeson]

I can't believe this didn't get deleted.

Now you can take matters into your own hands!

[MrFun]

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??

[MikeH]

some numbers are real, some are imaginary.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

where is "maybe" option

as it is missing, I refused to vote