After 6 years I still don't understand this

How can X^0= 1

To me that still goes against laws of simple math.

10^2 = 10 x 10 = 100

10^0= 0 x 0 = 1

If you have 0 apples, where does that 1 apple come from?

X^0=1 is only so because scientists across the world agreed that they will call it that way. It could be 0 too, but since that is not possible for humans to calculate at this moment (same way as dividing something by 0 is "impossible"), we all just agree on that is must be 1 to keep things simple.

It's the same as the time-travel paradox, it shouldn't be possible, that's why scientists agreed it isn't possible.

Math isn't about truth, it's about logic. Logic that isn't possible isn't logic, it's chaos. Although chaos is possible, we all agree that it isn't, just to keep things simple...