Dec 4th 2012, 4:34:42
I think the problem stems from the fact that no one has put these concepts into terms that Earthers can understand. Allow me to try.
2 = ELKronos
1 = Patience
0 = Boltar
-1 = Mickster
The problem is you are trying to equate Boltar with Patience, when Boltar does not equal Patience. You need to think of these symbols in terms of their relative value to what they mean in the real world. Boltar means nothing, where as Patience is an entire unit above Boltar, and Mickster is a lack of a unit of Patience.
So, with that said, Patience - Patience = Boltar. Mickster + Patience = Boltar. Patience - ELKronos = Mickster. Mickster + ELKronos = Patience.
The distance between Patience and Mickster is ELKronos. It has nothing to do with Boltar = Patience, but rather nothingness (Boltar) becomes Patience with a unit increase, and it becomes Mickster with a decrease of Patience.
Does this clarify things for you?