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Mahdi Taheri
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Not only is every mathematical problem solved, but eventually every math
ematical problem is proved trivial. The quest for ultimate triviality is charac
teristic of the mathematical enterprise.
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ematical problem is proved trivial. The quest for ultimate triviality is charac
teristic of the mathematical enterprise.
Mahdi Taheri
is on page 193 of 348
...we have a mysterious access to the infinite. Here, for example, is a
quotation from the famous mathematician Alain Connes:
... this direct access to the infinite which characterizes Euclid’s reasoning
[in his proof that there are infinitely many primes], or in a more mature form Gödel’s, is actually a trait of the living being that contradicts the reductionist’s model.
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quotation from the famous mathematician Alain Connes:
... this direct access to the infinite which characterizes Euclid’s reasoning
[in his proof that there are infinitely many primes], or in a more mature form Gödel’s, is actually a trait of the living being that contradicts the reductionist’s model.
