On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Peter Fairbrother wrote:

> No he didn't. He proved Mathematics is incomplete, ie that there are
> universally valid but unprovable statements within it.

That is not the same as being incomplete, not being able to prove
something doesn't make it not so.

Mathematics may in fact be complete, the -only- way to -prove- it is to
step -outside mathematics- itself. It has to do with self-reference not
completeness.


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