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The speaker thinks a central flaw in mathematics lies in defining objects by axiomatic postulation of their existence.
Unresolved speaker · Why Leibniz Couldn't Find the Mind Inside the Mill (Joscha Bach) · 2 Nov 2026
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“And I think the bug lies in axiomatic mathematics. So the way in which mathematicians define objects is that they simply postulate their existence as an axiom.”1:11:29Report a misattribution
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