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[–] [email protected] 46 points 6 days ago (4 children)

The difference is that if something is proven mathematically it's 100% certain and will not change. In other sciences you may be taught things that later turn out to be flat out wrong.

[–] QuoVadisHomines 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Bingo, I was taught in genetics class in the 1990s that RNA played a role but DNA was the primary driver and now my understanding is the current consensus is RNA is the primary driver.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

When I was growing up, Minnie was the primary Driver, but now the consensus says that it's Adam.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not here to start shit, genuinely curious what people think about Gödel's incompleteness theorems in relation to us being able to "know" math

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Not a mathematician but the way I understand it, is that it merely shows that there are unprovable problems, not that nothing can be proven.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Not if it's later shown that your set of axioms lead to a contradiction.

In that case have fun re-proofing everything with new axioms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Sounds hella sus now that you mention it 🤔