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Is 1+1=2?

Does adding 1 and 1 equal 2?


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Mathematically speaking, yes. Simple addition will prove that 1+1 does in fact equal 2.

38 days ago | Tagged As: yes
- orlando(23) Disputed
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I will argue that it depends on the base system you are using before any results can be made. In fact 1 + 1 in base 2 (binary) is 2 ^ 1 + 2 ^ 0 = 2 + 1 = 3.

Since human beings over the centuries have created symbols to represent and quantify the perceived world, we have all sorts of dilemmas and inconsistencies as to what reality is!

Therefore 1 + 1 does not always equal 2. You can also concatenate 1 + 1 to get 11 as previously argued. We have inherited the Hindu-Arab counting system of 10 fingers or base 10. The Mayans included both feet and developed a counting scheme of base 20. The Greeks and Romans used base 12 (Signs of the Zodiac, Months to the year, 12 hour day, 12 hour night, etc.).

Answer this one, "are we really in 2009 using base 10? Or should we be in some other year based on 12?"

38 days ago | Tagged As: No
- joecavalry(8878) Supported
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actually, in binary 1 + 1 = 10. The reason is that binary means that you can only zeroes and ones so a decimeal 2 is 10 in binary.

21 days ago | Tagged As: No
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its the most simple maths question 1 + 1 = 2 so there is nothing to i think

38 days ago | Tagged As: yes
- alstars(608) Disputed
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Until unless that it has been specified that "1" is not a digit, but a natural number, you cannot prove that 1+1=2!!!

38 days ago | Tagged As: No
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Everybody saying no should stop trying to be funny. The answer is obviously 2.

21 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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I had this argument before with someone who was trying to prove a philosophical point. I'll say what I said to him.

If you're simply saying (as I guess you're trying to say) 1+1=2,

then yes.

There are no mitigating factors. No assumptions are being made. Whatever it is that the numbers are meant to represent are not present.

Therefore there is no basis on which to assume we are talking about something other than the number, 1 in addition to the number 1.

It's a practice in futility generally speaking, to begin coming up with reasons something we give a definition to, by it's own definition, would not be true.

Imagine if we walked around all day questioning every simple thing in such a way?

"Have a nice day!"

"Wait, when you say have a nice day, am I meant to give birth to a day? does that mean you have a 'day' in your pocket you are planning on giving to me at some point? Is "nice day" a new Holiday I haven't heard of yet? A day on Jupiter only lasts 10 hours, if there wishing me a Jupiter nice day, that might not be as nice as an Earth nice day"

etc.

Society as we know it would come to a halt.

There is a time and place for a philosophical discussion.

1+1 is not it.

21 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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The question should actually be DOES 1+1=2. So IS 1+1=2 doesn't make sense.. therefore.. IS 1+1=2 is wrong.

38 days ago | Tagged As: No
- iamdavidh(1849) Supported
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lol, damnit I was going to say that the second I saw the debate, way to be a smart ass before me ;)

21 days ago | Tagged As: No
- Kinda(380) Supported
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LOOOLL!!!

I just read what I said and laughed at my own joke. Does that make me sad??

20 days ago | Tagged As: No
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In theory, yes. However, just because scientists have not yet discovered a reason for it not to be true yet, doesn't mean it is absolutely true. More research may be required to know the final truth of this matter.

38 days ago | Tagged As: No
- joecavalry(8878) Supported
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1 + 1 = 3 for very large values of 1. BTW, I'm willing to accept a million dollars and research this problem. ;)

38 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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This is a simple questionnaire!

Child's play!

But still i decide to reply

1+1=11

Proof:

Write 1 and then add the digit 1 to it!

and then say abracadabra! dabracabra!

and then boom, you get

1+1=11.

Hence, proved!

38 days ago | Tagged As: No
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1+1 is windows =)

The minimum length for an argument is 50 characters. The purpose of this restriction is to cut down on the amount of dumb jokes, so we can keep the quality of debate and discourse as high as possible.

37 days ago | Tagged As: No
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