causal claim
A kernel that rejects a true statement creates a roadblock, whereas accepting a false statement as true can justify validating many additional false statements.
Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026
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“Calling true statements false merely creates a roadblock. It's an inconvenience. But calling false statements true opens the door to validating countless more false statements, all justified by the original false claim.”14:25Report a misattribution
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