Gödel And The Limits of Rationality
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Gödel And The Limits of Rationality

From the conclusion of "Cantor's Diagonalization Method" by Alexander Kharazishvili (and I'll assume the reader has some familiarity with Gödel's famous theorems): Tarski's theorem leads to Gödel's first incompleteness theorem.…
Insanity & Doom Update LX
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Insanity & Doom Update LX

Item Item removed! I was too eager for Doom and was hoaxed. Pure laziness on my part. Well, partial stupidity, too. Thanks to Valeriu for the tip. See the comment…
Pwbbpt! You Was Gone
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Pwbbpt! You Was Gone

Now I get many emails---where by many I mean a non-negative number---asking, Briggs, what is your favorite song and how can I help write new verses for it? Glad you…
On Witch Hunts
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On Witch Hunts

Help me, here. We need a new term. Witch hunt has an entirely negative connotation, and this should not be. Genuine witches should be hunted, as doubtless all agree. Witches,…