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Casey Christofaris

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How do we prove an answer

that it How do we prove an answer


I just want to clarify that I do love science and the understanding of the universe that it has brought us. As well as the tech

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    Joshua Kloppers

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    Feb 17 2013: in my experience answers are usually proven through the use of basic logic. Specifically axioms (which are things we assume to be true), we bring forward a number of axioms and these provide a person the basis from which to prove something in accordance to the fore mentioned axioms. If this is true then everything is based on basic assumptions and so knowledge can only be proven in relation to other knowledge or in most cases assumptions.

    In other words we can only prove something on assumptions that we can all agree are correct.
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      Feb 17 2013: What if I use your personal logic to prove my answer

      (Joshua Kloppers personal logic)
      Or Joshua Kloppers basic logic or common sense

      Would you recognize it as truth

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