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Comment author: komponisto 15 July 2009 07:37:17AM 6 points [-]

So would you believe the AI, if it told you that:

2) All mathematical reasoning involving "infinities" implies self-evident contradictions, but human mathematicians have a blind spot with respect to them.

My answer would be no different if you replaced "infinities" with "manifolds" or "groups": Okay, please show me the contradiction.

3) You are not above-average

Yes.

1), 4)-8): These are all roughly on the order of "the world is a lie". In such cases I'd probably have to doubt my verification of the AI's calibration as well. So no, probably not.

Comment author: DanielLC 23 June 2014 05:05:46AM 2 points [-]

"My answer would be no different if you replaced "infinities" with "manifolds" or "groups": Okay, please show me the contradiction."

If I'm really worried about absolute denial, I might say "Okay, please show this automated proof-checker the contradiction".