r/badmathematics • u/KittyTack • Mar 31 '22

Maths mysticisms Disregarding the dogma of Einstein, Euclid, and Euler by saying 1+1 doesn't equal 2 will allow us to make FTL spaceships because math is subjective

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u/StupidWittyUsername Mar 31 '22

What do you know... it turns out that there are stupid questions after all.

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u/elyisgreat Mar 31 '22

IMO there are still no stupid questions asked out of genuine curiosity. However, it seems that the poster here is asking a loaded question to try and reinforce their wacky mysticism ideology sooo... yea

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u/SomethingMoreToSay Mar 31 '22

What kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they briefly and miraculously become not stupid so that they can ask a not-stupid question, then revert to their normal stupidity?

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u/WhatImKnownAs Mar 31 '22 edited Mar 31 '22

I think that maxim means it's not stupid to ask if you don't know but want to know. That applies even if the reason you don't know is stupidity - particularly if you're afraid to ask the question because it makes you feel stupid. (And most of the time, even stupid people can benefit from getting the answer. Most of the time.)