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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by visarga on Friday September 05, 2025 @04:43AM (#45136368)
I disagree, it is not universal. 1+1=2 is just a specific system of notation with consistency. There was a time when no human conceptualized this idea of 1+1=2, they did not have numerals or know about addition. Before you get to 1+1=2 you need a bunch of prior concepts that are themselves contingent on culture and history.
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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by dragonwriter on Friday September 05, 2025 @10:49PM (#45146207)
> 1+1=2 is just a specific system of notation with consistency.

So, that that is system of notation which has consistency is itself a truth, isn’t it?

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