5 Fingers or 1 Hand

Which is bigger, 5 or 1? It is a simple question. Alright, here is a more contextual question - do you have 5 fingers or 1 hand? Is your answer so simple now?

Without the example being a hand and fingers, it might be and it might seem impossible to have something that represents both 5 and 1. Well...it is possible.

Either way you look at it. Either way you answer it. It is still the same thing. It is all things beyond the end of your wrist. It is 5 and 1 at the same time.  This is the dangerous art of definition, category, and counting magic.

I often hear the phrases, "that seems like a lot" or "feels like there should be more." And yes, sometimes fewer just seems better. Sometimes more just seems better. But, make no mistake, however the volume of something seems or makes you feel, don't let how items are defined, categorized, and counted fool you.

Changing how you categorize something does not change the substance or volume of what it is. Changing how you define and decide how to count something does not change the substance or volume of what it is. Be careful out there.

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5 is more than 1, right? Well, not always - it might very well be the same thing.