one of the first things you learn when you start writing mathematical proofs is the principle of explosion: from a single false premise you can derive any conclusion, true or false. interesting to reflect on how this has shaped my thinking and orientation towards truth
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Fab thread. I remember grokking this connection between proofs and logical castles built in the sand on a walk in a squidgy marsh! It was an important aha moment for me.
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