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S doesn't seem that interesting. Assume that S does not contain itself. Consider the set P, which can be constructed by adding P as an element to S. Note that P
by gizmo686 13y ago
S doesn't seem that interesting. Assume that S does not contain itself. Consider the set P, which can be constructed by adding P as an element to S. Note that P contains itself. Therefore, P is in S. Also note that every other element in P is also in S, and that every element in S is in P. Therefore P and S are the same set. Therefore S contains itself, contradicting our assumption that S does not contain itself.
If we assume that S does contain itself, then I do not see a way at arriving at a contradiction.
- runarberg 13y agohmm, you are correct. S really isn't that interesting. And my scepticism towards justification through non-contradiction because of possible super-consistancy is therefor based on false premises.