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Wouldn't the 'truth' of a statement be depending upon the axioms of where you are making the statement. Thus something proven is true and if the negation is pr
by SkyBelow 4y ago
Wouldn't the 'truth' of a statement be depending upon the axioms of where you are making the statement. Thus something proven is true and if the negation is proven it is false, and thus a system able to prove both is self contradictory and even basic logic no longer applies, thus we lose any real world application.
The opposite a system which has true statements we can't prove is still useful, even if there might be some problems we won't ever be able to solve. But a system which can prove both a statement and its negation loses meaning.
Or does it? Naïve set theory, despite Russel's paradox, and language in general, despite the local equivalent of "This statement is a lie." is still a useful tool, so maybe the same applies even to more formal systems?