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    1. 02-20-2009 01:55 AM #101
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      Quote Originally Posted by Xei View Post
      Okay, if you want to go for Cartesian hyperskepticism then nothing except yourself is real and motion certainly isn't real. It's a bit of a redundant point.

      This isn't a thread about Descartes though, so I think we can assume that scientific truth is objective truth.
      I very strongly believe the theory. However, adding evidence for you that I exist, beyond the information you already have, is not just that easy. Mathematical truths and so forth are much easier to prove.

      Have you ever seen A Beautiful Mind? (Please don't spoil it for the others if you have.)
      How do you know you are not dreaming right now?
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      Yeah a while back... I guess you're referring to Nash's 'episodes'.

      Kinda funny you should mention that movie and then say that mathematical truths are 'easy to prove'.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Xei View Post
      Kinda funny you should mention that movie and then say that mathematical truths are 'easy to prove'.
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    4. 02-20-2009 01:33 PM #104
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      I can prove that cells exist by lopping a bit of my skin off and putting it under a microscope.

      To prove that a^n + b^n != c^n n>2 took hundreds of years.

      Then again the Higgs' Boson hasn't yet been proved after millions in investment, whereas proving that root 2 is irrational is extremely easy.

      I don't think you can really compare the two.
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