In light of the conversation going on (please weigh in if you'd like) concerning my last post, I'd just like to offer up the following mathematical argument to prove that, in fact, I'm a pacifist.
As the comments in my last post show, the conversations about pacifism tend to contemplate extreme scenarios that, for all practical purposes, never occur. Or, if they could occur, we can contemplate an infinity of responses to the situation.
Which means that 99.99999...% of the time I and the 100% pacifist will act identically 99.99999...% of the time. In short, we agree way more than we disagree.
In fact, I can prove, mathematically, that I--the 99.99999...% pacifist--and the 100% pacifist are the same. It has to do with showing that .9999... is equal to 1. The proof:
- Have x = .9999...
- Multiply x by 10: 10x = 9.9999...
- Subtract x from both sides: 10x - x = 9.9999... - .9999...
- This leaves you with: 9x = 9
- Solving for x gives you: x = 1
- QED: .9999... = 1
And there was much rejoicing and merriment...
