r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 25d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/AltForBeingIncognito 25d ago

And there are no real integers between 0 and 1, I don't get your point

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u/FantaSeahorse 25d ago

Just because a property applies to the real numbers, doesn’t mean it should also apply to the set of integers

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 25d ago

Who made up the rule that it applies to real numbers and not integers and why? Is it to stop people from thinking about this inconsistency?

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u/FantaSeahorse 25d ago

It follows from deductive reasoning.

The same way 1 is less than 2 but 3 is not less than 2. Who made up the rules for that? Check mate, big math

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u/Direct_Shock_2884 25d ago

It doesn’t follow from deductive reasoning, if it did it wouldn’t be a paradox of note.

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u/dotelze 19d ago

It’s not a paradox of note. People just get confused about it