Why You Can't Solve 1 + 1

Nature doesn't know where you want to start. Which 1?

You keep flying around in the room. This 1 plus that 1 is correct. You need an arrow—you can’t just start with any 1.

Math is missing the role of the observer, the arrow, the point where you choose to start.

It’s the same mistake as saying, “I see 2 apples.” That’s not possible. That’s what you say afterward. First, you see this apple, and then you see that apple.