Terrence Howard, who once claimed he had “proof” that “one times one equals two,” won’t stand for people ridiculing his system of logic, which he’s previously dubbed “Terryology.”
“Listen, before y’all talk about me, y’all need to talk to me,” he declared in a video shared on social media, seen below. “You see, once upon a time, if a man questioned another man’s honor, he didn’t do it from the shadows. He had to do it out in the open, with his name and his chest out, and his chin high. Not hiding behind a keyboard, or tucked behind editing clips of fair-use disclaimers. You see, citing section 107 of the copyright act does not give you free rein to defame, misrepresent, or harm another’s reputation. Fair use is not a shield for character assassination.”
Howard warned that anyone who uses his words, image, or ideas or profits from his name while labeling him a “liar” should be ready to back up their claims.
“In the old world, men didn’t hide behind anything when they spoke against someone,” he added. “If you’re gonna speak against, then use the courage that it took for me to say those truths. … I’ve spent a lifetime earning the right to speak with the conviction these truths that I speak. So if you want to tear that down, have the decency to come and say it directly to my face. And say it like a man. If you’re gonna about the geometry, have other geometries to argue against it. If you’re going to talk about supersymmetry, speak of other supersymmetries…”
Howard challenged his critics to come up with legitimate arguments against his equations or conclusions but to do so with respect. “Otherwise it’ll end in a duel, and I mean a real-life duel where only one person walks away,” he threatened. “We can meet with guns, bottles, knives, or books and equations. We’re gonna do this like men. So, get ready.”
Howard has raised eyebrows repeatedly for spreading his pseudo-scientific theories. Back in 2015, he told Rolling Stone with complete confidence that one times one equals two. Just two years later, he shared what he claimed was “proof” of his theory. But that’s nothing compared to his wild interview on the Joe Rogan Experience—the playground of crazy ideas—last year.
During that chat, he claimed he could remember his own birth and stated he doesn’t believe in the number zero. Howard also boasted that he could “kill” gravity, disprove the Pythagorean Theorem, and “rebuild Saturn without gravity.” He even insisted that straight lines don’t actually exist. The podcast episode prompted a 17-minute response from Neil deGrasse Tyson, who shot down practically everything Howard claimed.
