Odd and even a philosophical illusion

[jaerdaph]

Illusion?

Then I choose to disbelieve!

See? D&D has the answers to all of life's silly questions.

 

[Umbran]

Illusion?

Then I choose to disbelieve!

clatterclatter

I'm sorry, you rolled a 2, and failed your save.

 

[Relique du Madde]

clatterclatter

I'm sorry, you rolled a 2, and failed your save.

Or did he? Someone, check the DC and tally up his WILL bonus...

 

[Deset Gled]

Google revealed MULTIPLE pages on the topic, using the word "Illusion" which means Illusion must be the right word.

Odd and even a philosophical illusion - Google Search

This means I win.

Oddly enough, ENWorld is currently #6 on that list.

Pretty much every other hit leads to a discussions that boil down to math errors, or the claiming that all numbers are a philosophical illusion. The first can be downright painful to read, and the second is (IMNSHO) a bit of an ignoratio elenchi, as it does not address the concepts of either odd or even.

 

[Crothian]

It's really wierd. Unless the comercial made it all up one would think that it would be on the net somewhere.

 

[Umbran]

Well, the reality of numbers is a commonly asked math/philosophy question - it was one of the things that came up in my math classes back in college and grad school. So "make it all up"? Not quite. But people who write commercials are, occasionally, allowed to come up with new turns of phrase

 

[megamania]

I always thought of math as a language of sorts. As such it would be real.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I have a philosophy degree and this is the first I've heard of it.

 

[Crothian]

I have a philosophy degree and this is the first I've heard of it.

There's a lot of Philosophy about numbers that I read about when I took a basic philosophy class. But I've been unable to find anything on this still.

 

[jaerdaph]

clatterclatter

I'm sorry, you rolled a 2, and failed your save.

Well, at least I didn't fall into lava and die (no save)!