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The idea to compare the certainty of any social science theory with proven mathematical theories is pretty much ridiculous. There is no replication crisis[1] in
by _Algernon_ 3y ago
The idea to compare the certainty of any social science theory with proven mathematical theories is pretty much ridiculous. There is no replication crisis[1] in math.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis
- defrost 3y agoThere are issues of verification though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-surveyable_proof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-surveyable_proof
- _Algernon_ 3y agoAgain, I find that comparing the two is a false equivalence. Non-surveyable proofs seems limited to recent, computer assisted proofs. The replication crisis applies to whole fields of study. Not to mention that the specific example I responded to (set theory) was developed long before computer assisted proofs were a thing.