Re:Hilbert's 24th problem
by infinity0 on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @09:17AM
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That might not have been parent's point. I see it more as "this is such a natural thing to want" that mathematicians had been thinking about it, even before we could come up with a coherent definition for the concept.
In some ways, this is a good example to avoid making the "fallacy fallacy" - just because someone's argument/reasoning is wrong or incoherent, it doesn't mean the point itself is wrong.
The solution of other similar things like the halting problem, is also a testament to the power of mathematics and formal language, and gives us some hope that this problem (and similar things like consciousness) will be solved in the future.
In some ways, this is a good example to avoid making the "fallacy fallacy" - just because someone's argument/reasoning is wrong or incoherent, it doesn't mean the point itself is wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy_fallacy
The solution of other similar things like the halting problem, is also a testament to the power of mathematics and formal language, and gives us some hope that this problem (and similar things like consciousness) will be solved in the future.