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Comment by WorldMaker

3 days ago

One view of this article is that it is about doing exactly that, building an intentionally broken axiom and playing with it until it breaks down. (Shows an example "math_is_haunted" axiom that "proves" 2 + 2 = 6 and then also the contradictory state that 2 + 2 != 6.)

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