<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Phundamentals wrote</title><author_name>Phundamentals (npub12e…ky99g)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub12eml5kmtrjmdt0h8shgg32gye5yqsf2jha6a70jrqt82q9d960sspky99g</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Equality vs Equivalence&#xA;&#xA;Equality is a myth.  A platonic ideal.   It has no definition and no rubric for proof.  In math there is an attempt to sometimes define a = a but the proof is often axiomatic, or self-evident.   Equality is an idea that comes from God.   We inherently know it but we cannot define it.&#xA;&#xA;Equivalence is what man created to define, verify, and scale our idea of equality.  Equivalence is clearly defined as a general relationship that possesses each of the following properties:&#xA;&#xA;a) reflexive:  an item is “related” to itself&#xA;b) symmetric: if a is related to b then b is related to a&#xA;c) transitive:  if a is related to b, and b is related to c then: a is related to c&#xA;&#xA;Reflexive, Symmetric, and Transitive&#xA;&#xA;That’s the best human beings can do to define, explain, and prove equivalence.&#xA;&#xA;With equivalence we can work off of a common truth. We can build a consensus and we can share a reality. &#xA;&#xA;Equality is absolute without being verifiable.   It’s a shared tyrannical illusion.  It can exist ONLY in the abstract and has extremely limited meaning and application.&#xA;&#xA;Why should we and our children learn mathematics?   It’s not to calculate tips at a restaurant or to get a job as a bean counter.   &#xA;&#xA;It’s to understand the difference between equivalence and equality and be resilient to the Platonic psy-ops that have caused the majority of human atrocities.&#xA;&#xA;It’s to be sovereign.</html></oembed>