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Pat Robertson, even. I always get it the wrong way round.Who? Never met him.
How did you come to that conclusion from what I said? That you can accrue evidence isn't proof positive that it's true, just that the evidence thus far supports it.Then divine revelation is true.
I thought the whole point that 1+1=2 relying on axioms is that it's not necessarily 100% certain.I argue that the statement '1 + 1 = 2' is known to be true with 100% certainty, and that this constitutes a fact.
What is a fact, if not a true statement?
Axioms are statements whose truth is assumed a priori, or whose truth is known but unproven. I consider the axiomatic foundations of logic to be self-evident: they're true by definition. Or, if you like they can't not be true.I thought the whole point that 1+1=2 relying on axioms is that it's not necessarily 100% certain.
Only if I wasn't, in fact, 100% certain. Even if my claim is false, I still consider it to be based on hard logic (rather than subjective wiff). Someone who thinks they've proven that God exists doesn't have faith in God (even if their proof is flawed, they think it's valid)."I Know it to be true, I'm 100% certain" sounds like faith to me. But, of course, I'm the agnostic.
That seems unnecessarily restrictive to meI was thinking of a fact as a true statment about reality.
Bosons are particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics - that is, several can occupy the same quantum state (as opposed to fermions, where only one can occupy a quantum state). There are four fundamental particles that are bosons (photons, W and Z guage bosons, and gluons; the Higgs boson is a hypothetical fifth boson).Question; what are bosons and what are mesons?
Isn't 1+1=2 true simply by definition, in that 2 is what we call it if we add 1 and 1?
Yep.Isn't 1+1=2 true simply by definition, in that 2 is what we call it if we add 1 and 1?
Everyone knows your perception of reality is proportional to the square of the number of PhDs you've gotAnd a (I think) related question: Is reality real?
(Seems real to me, but maybe I'm not sufficiently educated in the relevant sciences.)
Everyone knows your perception of reality is proportional to the square of the number of PhDs you've got.
Yep.
Everyone knows your perception of reality is proportional to the square of the number of PhDs you've got.
would that calculation include the Ivory Tower Offset ?
Bosons are particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics - that is, several can occupy the same quantum state (as opposed to fermions, where only one can occupy a quantum state). There are four fundamental particles that are bosons (photons, W and Z guage bosons, and gluons; the Higgs boson is a hypothetical fifth boson).
Mesons are composite particles made of one quark and one antiquark.
Ghosts are made of bosons, so you can fit as many as you like into an arbitrarily small containment chamber.Now, how do I apply this when making my proton pack in order to capture ghosts? If you help I'll cut you in on the cash flow.
I thought it was ectoplasm?Ghosts are made of bosons...
That seems unnecessarily restrictive to me.
The statement "1 apple +1 apple=2 apples" is a fact. The statement "1+1=2" isn't necessarily, personally I am not sure what "1+1=2" even means. This is even before we get to i*i=-1, what the hell is that?But then, surely 1 + 1 = 2 is a true statement in reality as well? If I have one apple and Billy gives me another, I have two apples, do I not?
Isn't 1+1=2 true simply by definition, in that 2 is what we call it if we add 1 and 1?
My mate Boole and I think that 1+1=1 by definition. It's simply logic.
I just tried it in my calculator and got 1 + 1 = 10
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