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Post your favorite proof
#1
Post your favorite proof
There are many elegant proofs in mathematics. In general one would prefer an elementary proof to some famous theorem or property, this way most people can understand it with minimal effort.

For me, the following one takes the cake, it's hands down the most elegant "wow" proof I encountered, back when I was an undergraduate student:

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The proof is non-constructive. In other words, we don't really know what the two irrational numbers are (not without using the heavy machinery of modern math, at least) , and yet we know that the assertion is true!

And you? what's your favorite proof?
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#2
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If Superman were able and willing to prevent evil, he would do so. If Superman were unable to prevent evil, he would be impotent; if he were unwilling to prevent evil, he would be malevolent. Superman does not prevent evil. If Superman exists, he is neither impotent nor malevolent. Therefore, Superman does not exist. [KaMo64]
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#3
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At work.

Todate there's been nothing demonstrated to ehow the existance or possibility of 'Supernatural'.

Well written/scripted and acted Television shows not withstanding.
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#5
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80 proof...at least it used to be when I drank Bacardi.
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I like the one with the frogs.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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#7
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Everything that has a beginning of its existence has a cause of its existence.

The universe has a beginning of its existence.

Therefore: The universe has a cause of its existence.

If the universe has a cause of its existence then that cause is FSM

Therefore: FSM exists.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming"  -The Prophet Boiardi-

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To be serious, I’m mainly a fan of geometric proofs - I’m not a mathematician, so pictures help me grasp the concept better than the more esoteric proofs. I find the various triangle proofs of Thales’ diameter theorem to be simple, elegant, and understandable.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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(April 18, 2022 at 4:44 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: To be serious, I’m mainly a fan of geometric proofs - I’m not a mathematician, so pictures help me grasp the concept better than the more esoteric proofs. I find the various triangle proofs of Thales’ diameter theorem to be simple, elegant, and understandable.

Boru

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