Absolutes Memes

The mathematical pun here is absolutely ruthless. When solving X² = 64, you get X = ±8, meaning there are two possible answers: positive 8 or negative 8. Meanwhile, the Sith from Star Wars deal exclusively in absolutes ("Only a Sith deals in absolutes"). So technically, there are two types of people: those who recognize both solutions to the equation, and those who, like the Sith, only see one absolute answer. The irony that mathematicians are apparently morally superior to fictional space wizards is not lost on me.