Proofs Quotes

“Ever since Plato most philosophers have considered it part of their business to produce ‘proofs’ of immortality and the existence of God. They have found fault with the proofs of their predecessors — Saint Thomas rejected Saint Anselm's proofs, and Kant rejected Descartes' — but they have supplied new ones of their own. In order to make their proofs seem valid, they have had to falsify logic, to make mathematics mystical, and to pretend that deepseated prejudices were heaven-sent intuitions.”
― Bertrand Russell, A History of Western Philosophy

“The ultimate reason for teaching kids to write a proof is not that the world is full of proofs. It's that the world is full of non-proofs, and grown-ups need to know the difference. It's hard to settle for a non-proof once you've really familiarized yourself with the genuine article.”
― Jordan Ellenberg, Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse

“Our photographs are our best proof to others that we lived the things we lived in the past!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“It is necessary to possess the oldest manuscripts, they aid genuine references in case of doubt.”
― Oscar Auliq-Ice

“It may be that there are such things as true proofs, but it is not certain.”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées