Re: Why would they tell the truth?

David Moran wrote:
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Ok, here's a different tack as I probe the mystery of resistance to the
mathematical proofs I have on this newsgroup.

Let's say I were right, how would you know it? Would it be from
poster's replies in agreement?

Or would it be from lack of objections?

If these results are correct and seriously impact results thought to
have been proven such that mathematicians now considered tops in the
field lose their major results, why would they tell the truth?

Do you think they would?

If I managed to contact Andrew Wiles and he followed the argument and
agreed with it, and then concluded that it meant he did not find a
proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, do you think he'd announce that or just
quietly consider it?


James Harris


Others say it's wrong because they know more about math than you. How hard
is that to understand? If you're so smart, you should know that.

Dave

How much math would you need to know to disagree with someone saying
1+1=4?

Let's say a math Ph.D were arguing with you and trying to convince you
that 1+1=4, would it make a difference how much more math they knew?

Now then, most of my proofs rely on very simple algebra.

And I know that a peer review passes them, while Usenet is notorious
for having people who are irrational and argumentative for no good
reason.

Isn't it MORE reasonable to go with the math journal and what society
normally says is the way to know if a mathematical argument is correct,
and figure that Usenet people are denying easy math because, well,
because that's what some people do on Usenet?

Or do you disagree?

Like those people that argue that man didn't land on the moon.

There are Usenet people who are just off, who quite simply, do not make
any sense, who may argue just because--even though they are completely
wrong, and a math journal said so.


James Harris

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