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So it's something that's not a scientific hypothesis, but is considered knowledge! (Or, if as in the other comment chain, 1+1=2 is too obvious, you can take an

by icen 10y ago

So it's something that's not a scientific hypothesis, but is considered knowledge! (Or, if as in the other comment chain, 1+1=2 is too obvious, you can take any sufficiently non-trivial theorem of your choosing).

jamesrcole 10y ago
Under the view I'm describing any statement like that is a kind of definition, not something that is true or false. You can investigate whether it is consistent with other definitions. I believe that doing so is empirical work, which I think is consistent with a broad notion of science