[SEQ RERUN] Trust in Math

post by MinibearRex · 2011-12-25T07:28:08.110Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 0 comments

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Today's post, Trust in Math was originally published on 15 January 2008. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):

 

When you find a seeming inconsistency in the rules of math, or logic, or probability theory, you might do well to consider that math has rightfully earned a bit more credibility than that. Check the proof. It is more likely that you have made a mistake in algebra, than that you have just discovered a fatal flaw in math itself.

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