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Old 03-23-2004, 12:01 AM   #34
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Interesting theory, but there's a paradox in your logic.

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Subtraction doesn’t exist either. It is just adding negative numbers, which don’t exist. (1)
Addition doesn’t exist either because it is just subtracting negative numbers, which don’t exist. (2)
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If 1 is true, then how can 2 be true? If addition means you're using subtraction with negative numbers, and subtraction doesn't exist, then addition must be something entirely different- doing something (not subtraction) with positive numbers, which do exist. The same idea applies if you look at the reverse of this, namely,

Addition doesn’t exist because it is just subtracting negative numbers, which don’t exist.
Subtraction doesn’t exist either. It is just adding negative numbers, which don’t exist.

If addition doesn't exist, how do you add negative numbers? See my point?

Very good though- but you forgot about geometry. That still exists- that doesn't need operations. Well, I know some of it does (Addition Property of Equality) , but some of it doesn't (points, lines, planes, etc.)

One more thing- logic still exists, too. No operations there!
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