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Re:Bitcoin is not a Battery – it is a Sink by dandanua on Sunday March 28, 2021 @03:20PM (#26613333)
Yes, I'm mathematician and I love the idea that everyone can have an independent and consistent sense of truth. But the real world is far from this idealistic picture, unfortunately.
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Re:Bitcoin is not a Battery – it is a Sink by jariel on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:59AM (#26622701)
Math has nothing to do with Integrity, it's just a tool.

Yes, it would be nice to have an objective truth but we don't need that to know that bribing a or shooting a cop is 'bad'.

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Re:Bitcoin is not a Battery – it is a Sink by MrMan on Sunday March 28, 2021 @07:46PM (#26616022)
I am a mathematician and am fascinated that we built a global civilization through coordinated effort at a huge scale and our civilization transcends the abilities of any one person. Truth is shared.
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