On Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 8:37 PM, Mike Archbold wrote: > I'm looking for opinions of a more practical nature.
There is no such thing as absolute certainty. However, relative certainty can be obtained using logical proofs while the conclusion is relative to proof assumptions. To prove assumptions, there may be methods to construct a prior set of assumptions from which the current set of assumptions follows. We can repeat this process infinitely backwards, but at some point, we have to say "enough" and accept the given set of assumptions as elementary, thus not questioning its further truthfulness. TLDR; The proof is as strong as its assumptions are strong, and assumptions can never reach 100% certainty. ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5edfab21647324f7-Mc22c7e05371653f7bd789ee7 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
