Without mathematical formulas, 0.999.... Does NOT Equal 1

REBUTTALSEqual vs. DifferentTo show that two values may be equal, but look different, I gave the example of Roman Numerals. I believe that this is sufficient to show that two different looking symbols can represent the same value. Nevertheless, I will address your point. Your claim is that Roman numerals and Arabic Numerals have some similarities, and that my argument would crumble if we were to introduce infinite characters. But this is clearly not the case. There are MANY values that can be represented in a short form but also in a repeating decimal. This does not mean that because one is shown right away (e.g. circumference of a circle/diameter of a circle) and the other is a decimal that goes on to infinity that the two values are not equal. The voters can verify for themselves that there are many fractions which go on to infinity when converted into decimals. The fact that the decimal form stretches on forever does not negate the fact that it is EQUAL to the fraction form.0.999.... is simply a repeating decimal form of 1. The fact that one goes to infinity does not mean that they are not equal.Infinite ExistingYour claim is that the universe was created by some omnipotent force, while 0.999... was created by humans. This is completely false. Numbers have existed long before humans ever existed. Humans did not invent numbers. We discovered them. The only thing humans invented were the symbols that we use to represent the numbers. But the numbers have always existed and are a part of nature.Secondly, this argument started out as your attempt to disprove the existence of anything infinite. It seems that with my last argument, you have now conceded on the point that infinites do exist. Pharell WilliamsThis argument is a rehash of the previous argument. Basically, you are claiming that since the number one can be spoken (or sung) right away and that a repeating decimal would make a terrible (impossible) song lyric, that the two values are not equal.But I have just explained how repeating decimals can be fully equal to something else that is represented in another format that one can write or speak or sing. Of course "I'm a 0.999.... hot air balloon" would not be a suitable lyric. I wouldn't dream of arguing that point. But this does not show that 1 and 0.999.... are not equal.The fact that repeating decimals can't be used as titles or song lyrics means nothing. Take the following movie for example:http://www.imdb.com... The movie title would be impossible to represent as a repeating decimal. But the repeating decimal version is still equal to the movie title.Rage ManI will merely reiterate this point, since it does not appear to have been addressed.The Rage Man example is the auditory version of the argument that things that look different cannot be equal. I have already shown that two things that look different can still have equal values. It follows that when these two different sounding but equal values are shouted, the different sounds produced do not negate the equality of the two values. See my previous argument for the example.My own argument (repeated now for a third time, and still never addressed)If two values are not equal, then there must be some difference between the two. Since the difference between 1 and 0.999... is 0.000... then the two must be equal. No difference between two values means that those two values are equal.To 9spaceking:I really enjoyed this debate. Your arguments were very original and creative. Good luck.