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> is that necessarily absolutely true? i myself would take a deep breath before making such a wide-sweeping claim. first thing that pops into my mind is the axi
by wayn3 10y ago
> is that necessarily absolutely true? i myself would take a deep breath before making such a wide-sweeping claim. first thing that pops into my mind is the axiom of choice and also godel's work. i am sure there are a ton more examples.
thats kind of true, but axioms are not "results" of math, they are starting points. they are deliberate. although most mathematicians would argue that our set of axioms is "reasonable", we have just agreed to use them. that is true.