The quick answer is yes, but the correct answer is No!

1 + 1 could be 11. Some might argue that this is a tricky answer. If it is, you are only looking at the question one way.

But 1 + 1 could (and does) equal 1.

One sperm plus one egg becomes one embryo.

Thus, 1 + 1 equals 1.

My point: You can, and should, view things in different ways.

Eli Whitney looked at how seeds were removed from cotton in reverse. He invented a clawed tool to remove cotton from seeds. Simple, yes, but this invention made cotton a profitable cash crop.

The way we look at things explains the magic that futurists often bring to a subject.

Can you turn a negative into a positive? Are there more colors than black and white?

Certainly.

So, the answer to my question is that sometimes 1 + 1 can be other than 2. You only need to apply imagination and…think.