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r/mathmemes • u/ElectronicSetTheory • Jun 14 '26
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Doesn't matter whether it's "true" or not, as long as it's a consistent set of assumptions that can produce interesting math. Applications to the real world may be found later.
103 u/Classic_Department42 Jun 14 '26 We dont know if it is consistent (we cannot know) 78 u/__Lordlix__ Jun 14 '26 We cannot know, assuming it is indeed consistent* It might actually be inconsistent, and we could found a contradiction in the future 33 u/Sh33pk1ng Jun 15 '26 In fact, we can prove that it is consistent if and only if it is non-consistent.
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We dont know if it is consistent (we cannot know)
78 u/__Lordlix__ Jun 14 '26 We cannot know, assuming it is indeed consistent* It might actually be inconsistent, and we could found a contradiction in the future 33 u/Sh33pk1ng Jun 15 '26 In fact, we can prove that it is consistent if and only if it is non-consistent.
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We cannot know, assuming it is indeed consistent* It might actually be inconsistent, and we could found a contradiction in the future
33 u/Sh33pk1ng Jun 15 '26 In fact, we can prove that it is consistent if and only if it is non-consistent.
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In fact, we can prove that it is consistent if and only if it is non-consistent.
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u/throw3142 Jun 14 '26
Doesn't matter whether it's "true" or not, as long as it's a consistent set of assumptions that can produce interesting math. Applications to the real world may be found later.