A modest proposal

[William Elliot]

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, Jesse F. Hughes wrote:
> Robert Low <mtx014@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > But then, the weight of S plus the weight of T is 1+1=2,
> > but SuT is the naturals, which has weight 1, so it's a
> > consequence of your system that 1+1=2.
>
> Er, that doesn't sound so bad.
>
> Now, if 1+1=1, on the other hand....
>
Lo and behold, you have reinvented New Age arithmetic,
        "it's all one."