Aellex wrote:Grenartia wrote:This. So much. Its like trying to dispute a math professor on 1+1=2.
It's quite wonderful to see people thinking that just because they made two google search, they suddenly have a mastery of a subject and their opinion is now gospel truth.
I mean, it's not like professors actually have to study for years and are tested on their knowledge multiple times before getting a diploma nor like math isn't the same thing at all as gender studies, being an actual science unlike them.
As for the second part :
Let a ∈ IR and b ∈ IR with a = b.
Then a^2=b^2 then a^2 = ab then a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2 thus (a+b)*(a-b)=b(a-b) therefore (a+b) = b.
Finally, with a = b = 1 then (1 + 1) = 1.
:^)
*Glares*
That one isn't a trick: it's just a misunderstanding of what analytic continuations are.
The Blaatschapen wrote:Aellex wrote:Good, someone is seeing it at last. This trick is a big one, the one for (∞)Σ(n=0) n = -1/12 is a slightly subtler one but both are quite funny.
The one I like most is the proof for 0.999999999...=1
But back to the topic, neither biology nor sociology are as rigid as math.
And that one is just true.