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Gödel's intent was to show that there are things that are "true" but not "provable". So to say that math is the study of things that are verifiably and undebata
by jpeterson 17y ago
Gödel's intent was to show that there are things that are "true" but not "provable". So to say that math is the study of things that are verifiably and undebatably true is at odds with that.
- Jimmy 17y agoCan math study everything that is true? No. As far as the things it studies goes, are they true? Yes.
- presidentender 17y agoRight - and the things that are true but not verifiable as such aren't math.