http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=1%3D0&feed=atom&action=history 1=0 - Revision history 2024-03-28T20:02:41Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.17.5 http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/index.php?title=1%3D0&diff=10104&oldid=prev Pile: Protected "1=0" ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite)) 2011-07-03T14:45:10Z <p>Protected &quot;<a href="/wiki/1%3D0" title="1=0">1=0</a>&quot; ([edit=autoconfirmed] (indefinite) [move=autoconfirmed] (indefinite))</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Does one equal zero?==<br /> <br /> Logic can be perverted to prove a number of irrational concepts. Here's an example. Using algebra, we can (supposedly) prove that one equals zero:<br /> <br /> 1. a = b + 1 1. Given<br /> 2. (a-b)a = (a-b)(b+1) 2. Multiplication Prop. of =<br /> 3. a2 - ab = ab + a - b2 - b 3. Distributive Property<br /> 4. a2 - ab -a = ab + a -a - b2 - b 4. Subtraction Prop. of =<br /> 5. a(a - b - 1) = b(a - b - 1) 5. Distributive Property<br /> 6. a = b 6. Division Property of =<br /> 7. b + 1 = b 7. Transitive Property of = (Steps 1, 7)<br /> 8. Therefore, 1 = 0 8. Subtraction Prop. of =<br /> <br /> If you're wondering where the perversion is, look a little closer at the transition from line 5 to line 6. don't forget that a-b-1 = 0. when you divide by zero, you can prove almost anything.<br /> [[category:scientific arguments]]<br /> [[category:ignorance &amp; Misinformation]]<br /> [[category:logical fallacies]]</div> Pile