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Rationally proving rationality

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RE: Rationally proving rationality

December 15, 2011 at 5:29 am

(December 14, 2011 at 7:50 pm)Perhaps Wrote: From this then we have to ask how we prove tautology. The answer could be that it is intued to be true (in other words, the only way to prove that definition proves itself is to assume that that is evidence of proof.) You make an assumption - intuition.

This is where you are wrong. A tautology doesn't need to be intued. It can be proven by showing that its negation is false under all conditions.

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Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 4:01 pm

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RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm

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RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Epimethean - December 10, 2011 at 8:48 pm

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RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Norfolk And Chance - December 11, 2011 at 5:08 pm

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RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 12, 2011 at 8:14 am

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RE: Rationally proving rationality - by Perhaps - December 15, 2011 at 12:14 pm

RE: Rationally proving rationality - by genkaus - December 16, 2011 at 3:20 am

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