What if 2 + 2 varies over something other than time that nonetheless correlates with time in our universe? Suppose 2 + 2 comes out to 4 the first 1 trillion times the operation is performed by humans, and to 5 on the 1 trillion and first time.
I suppose you could raise the same explanation: the definition of 2 + 2 makes no reference to how many times it has been applied. I believe the same can be said for any other reason you may give for why 2 + 2 might cease to equal 4.
Seeing as the above response wasn’t very upvoted, I’ll try to explain in simpler terms. If 2+2 comes out 5 the one-thrillionth-and-first time we compute it, then our calculation does not match numbers. … which we can tell because? ...and writing this now I realize why the answer was more upvoted, because this is circular reasoning. ’:-s Sorry, I have no clue.
What if 2 + 2 varies over something other than time that nonetheless correlates with time in our universe? Suppose 2 + 2 comes out to 4 the first 1 trillion times the operation is performed by humans, and to 5 on the 1 trillion and first time.
I suppose you could raise the same explanation: the definition of 2 + 2 makes no reference to how many times it has been applied. I believe the same can be said for any other reason you may give for why 2 + 2 might cease to equal 4.
Where that is the case, your method of mapping from the reality to arithmetic is not a good model of that process—no more, no less.
Seeing as the above response wasn’t very upvoted, I’ll try to explain in simpler terms.
If 2+2 comes out 5 the one-thrillionth-and-first time we compute it, then our calculation does not match numbers.
… which we can tell because?
...and writing this now I realize why the answer was more upvoted, because this is circular reasoning. ’:-s
Sorry, I have no clue.