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Re: 2 + 2 = 4. That is a FACT! Or is it?

Posted by monkeyLostInHead on 2024-July-8 14:40:49, Monday
In reply to 2 + 2 = 4. That is a FACT! Or is it? posted by Manstuprator on 2024-July-8 14:21:47, Monday
It all depends on what you're talking about, and how you define things. There is NOT always "one indisputable truth" about many things...

Yes there is. The fact that you can change the mathematical system so that 2 means something different, does not mean that theres "my truth" and "your truth". It means that in base 10, 2 + 2 is always 4, no matter what you or I believe about it. If we have to expand the claim to "in base 10 in an infinite number system, 2 + 2 is always 4" to clarify, then we still have an absolute truth statement. If someone says "in base 10 in an infinite number system, 2 + 2 = 5", they are still wrong. the fact that someone can go "well, if we are in base 3, 2 + 2 = 11" in no way means that theres not an indisputable truth.

Now we have 2 indisputable truths.

in base 10, 2 + 2 = 4
in base 3, 2 + 2 = 11

Obviously if we change what words mean, then meaning changes. If we change 2 to mean unicorn and 4 to mean apple, then 2 + 2 = 4 doesnt even make sense. But so what? That still doesnt mean that theres "your truth" and "my truth".

This is a trivial example to debunk.

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