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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A Math PhD will eventually make a simple arithmetic mistake if you ask them to do enough problems.

Which is why we don't designate a single Math PhD as a definitive source for all mathematical wisdom.

That doesn’t invalidate more difficult proofs

If I'm handed a proof with a simple arithmetic mistake in the logic, that absolutely invalidates it

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But you didn't say that. You said you can't trust something that makes basic mistakes. Humans make them all the time. You can't trust any human?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Beginning to think I'm arguing with a bot

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

You said

Imagine a calculator that reported "1+1=3". It seems silly to use such a machine to do long division.

Every single person alive has made silly addition mistakes. Is it silly to trust those people with long division?