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> Arguments? You can prove anything with arguments. This reminds me of a very interesting (and accessible!) article by the mathematician Terence Tao about what
by oconnor663 7y ago
> Arguments? You can prove anything with arguments.
This reminds me of a very interesting (and accessible!) article by the mathematician Terence Tao about what major mathematical results tend to look like, and how to be more skeptical of your own work: https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/be-sceptical-of-your-own-work/ https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/be-sceptical-of...
> If you unexpectedly find a problem solving itself almost effortlessly, and you can’t quite see why, you should try to analyse your solution more sceptically. In particular, the method may also be able to prove much stronger statements which are known to be false, which would imply that there is a flaw in the method.