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I don't think so. Math demands logical consistency- conclusions derived from a given number of axioms in a logically consistent way. You are free to define the axioms any way you want but the conclusions you draw from them must not be self-contradictory. Godel showed that there are always some truthful conclusions which can be appreciated but not logically derivable from a given axiomatic system. You can have consistency but not completeness.

It's more complicated than that, but...

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From: malignd <malignd at aol.com>
To: pynchon-l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
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We're on the same page, I think.  Perhaps algebra was a crude choice with which to make my point.  But doesn't math require some sort of empirical check?  Isn't that what Godel showed?


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