Wait what? (1+2+3+4+...

[BAndrew]

Underlined: If you have seen the other proofs then is there something wrong with them?

They contradict the way in which I perceive the universe. Certainly you don't deny that all results are highly dependent on the methods you use to test them. It's possible, and examples abound, to get an ostensibly valid result even if you feed in garbage data. To my puny plebeian brain that is incapable of perceiving infinity, 0.999… = 1 is one such example. Lim(n->inf) is placing an arbitrary limit on something that is by definition limitless. If you still don't get it then I won't bother responding again. This is getting very tiring.

Then perhaps the way you perceive the universe is wrong? Just because you think something is true doesn't mean it is (eg I can believe that 1+1=3, but that is not true). You are not providing any proof of your statements (or disproof of 0.999...=1). You are basing your assumptions on your intuition although you can't prove/disprove anything. It's like saying "Whatever proof you provide I won't believe it because I don't like it".

Also, have you ever taken a course in calculus? Because saying that:

Lim(1/n->inf) is placing an arbitrary limit on something that is by definition limitless.

means you haven't properly understood what the limit is. What you wrote reads:

The limit of 1/n as n approaches infinity equals 0. Nothing more, nothing less.

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@Chronofrog

So briefly, you agree with me.

Why briefly?

I "summed up" your whole post in one sentence.

How do you calculate with something that is infinite? I'm no math-head but it seems like infinity is something that can't be measured and therefore have no place in a calculation? Or maybe I'm too stupid?

You can't calculate infinity, but it is used in calculations