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Mathematicians who are paid for their research are incentivized to prove theorems. It doesn’t make their proofs wrong.
by ivan_gammel 1y ago
Mathematicians who are paid for their research are incentivized to prove theorems. It doesn’t make their proofs wrong.
- hunterpayne 1y agoThe reason we think their proofs are correct is that other mathematicians without incentives say they are correct. Also, they show their work. By your logic, we should believe everything any salesperson says.
- ivan_gammel 1y agoNo, we should not believe everything that a salesperson says. I just demonstrated that „incentive“ argument does not make sense. It’s false generalization.