.999 -> number infinitely close to 1
1 -> number infinitely close to 1
There, does that make you happy?
Obviously not! 1 is not "infinitely close" to 1; it is 1. And the idea that people who question the conceptual incongruity between the terms are "stupid" is just silly.
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Tebow to Jests?
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