Most interesting. — Ms. Marple
in combining them, 1 + 1 = 2 (the sum) plus the addition of a new emergent conferred from the act of combination. — Benj96
My attention is fixated upon the proposition that in some way we could make 1 +1 = 2 + 1. — alan1000
I hope that explains how 1 +1 =3 — Benj96
However, I believe you are thinking of a more philosophical idea. And that's fine, just don't try to make mathematics conform to your notions. :cool: — jgill
However perhaps that's because we haven't developed formal computations complex enough to bridge that gap to subjective states — Benj96
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