You are getting caught up in what mathematics does say: and you are right about that. I am contrasting that with what people think it says (i.e. 2+2 is 4), wit

You are getting caught up in what mathematics does say: and you are right about that. I am contrasting that with what people think it says (i.e. 2+2 is 4), without understanding that there's an "if" in there. They take it for granted as indisputable truth, meaning that they have faith in those "ifs" being fulfilled.