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Ep 141: The Mathematicians’ Misconception

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Is Your Lack of Imagination a Proof of Infallibility?

Our knowledge of mathematics is always limited by what the laws of physics say. We simply cannot know we've ever proved a necessary truth. But perhaps you are still sceptical. Some things just seem impossible for you to doubt. On this we can only say that your lack of imagination on how you could possibly be wrong is not itself a proof. It does not constitute a refutation of the scientific and epistemological fact, you can always be in error. The church churing deuch principle underlies all laws of physics and all matter, including brains.

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