the illusion that mathematics is some sort of universal ground truth is dispelled once you understand what it means to prove something: it is not to construct a proof, but to convince other mathematicians that your proof makes sense. an inherently social activity
Maybe all math is valid but only some math is sound
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With respect to the original tweet, is "sound" what you are defining as "the part of math that is not a social activity"?
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I think so, albeit indirectly. Math practiced without any interaction with anything at all would be private language I think
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