Originally Posted by
Carygrant
The thought of casting pearls before swine does cross my mind .
Anyhow , I am pleased that you kept up with the first part where mathematically we agreed that agreeing 1+1 =2 is useful .
However ,I notice your comprehension ran out once I showed you that this is not true at the sub atomic level and that Reality works in different ways.
Bravo for grappling with Mister Heisenberg and in the same way Mister Schroeder's cat experiment might give you further insight .
But the area that has escaped you totally is seeing that these illustrations -- and many more separate examples ---show that 1+1 does not equal two 2 , except where you localise time as a variable and work outside of the world where reality exists in its most pure form .To all intents , to a limiting factor of almost 100% in the Universe .
Or , put another way , it suits you ( unsurprisingly, in fairness) to confuse Reality with your minuscule experience of the Universe --- essential to you but irrelevant and untrue from a Universal perspective .
So , however difficult it is to grapple with , your most cherished assumed possession --- 1+1 =2, is untrue 99.99recurring per cent of all instances .
That you believe otherwise is an article of faith which I can appreciate you not wanting to accept .
But science is not interested in "wanting" , except when dealing with the possibility of paranormal or mental forces . A completely different topic .
What was it you wanted to say about a little knowledge ------------------------- ?