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> All theorems in mathematics are proven true based off of logic. You can't replicate conflicting results if a result is PROVEN to be true via pure logic. You
by mcphage 5y ago
> All theorems in mathematics are proven true based off of logic. You can't replicate conflicting results if a result is PROVEN to be true via pure logic.
You can publish a paper in mathematics that claims to prove something, but is mistaken. A paper claiming that a theorem is proven, is not the same thing as the theorem being proven. However, that's not often the case—why that is, is an interesting & meaningful question.
- deltaonefour 5y agoYeah I get that. What I'm saying is that outside of mathematics, a proof is fundamentally impossible. It can never happen.