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I don't really accept the notion that inconsistencies in a giant mathematical proof will always show themselves. That does happen sometimes, but if you're break
by codeulike 13y ago
I don't really accept the notion that inconsistencies in a giant mathematical proof will always show themselves. That does happen sometimes, but if you're breaking new ground (as Mochizuki seems to be) its much more likely that things will seem consistent to you, but are actually inconsistent because you made a mistake somewhere.
- pseut 13y agoRight, that's why other people are trying to verify the proof and aren't just taking it on faith. They're almost certainly going to find errors, the question is whether or not those errors are easily fixed, difficult to fix, or fundamentally impossible to fix.