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  • For me the more important implication of Godel is that mathematics itself is countable and thus measure zero. No matter how much we do, the infinite majority of the unknown will still be left to explore… And that’s just the math, not even talking about the dependent science (also measure zero). The unprovable stuff is just a tiny subset of this.


  • Godel is a mathematical result, not a scientific result. It only applies to science to the extent that it depends on mathematics.

    we live in a simulation but it is so perfect that we’ll never be able to find evidence of it

    This is not a mathematical statement and thus it’s irrelevant to Godel’s theorem.

    Newtons flaming laser sword says that if something can’t be proven, it isn’t worth thinking about.

    This is pseudo-science without mathematical or scientific basis.

    Science as a body of models will never be able to prove/disprove every possible statement/hypothesis,

    Yes, because science doesn’t “prove” anything. There is no “proof” in science. Just experiments, evidence, etc.

    that does not mean it can’t prove/disprove every hypothesis/statement that actually matters.

    Yes, it does mean that science can’t prove stuff because that’s not how science works.

    It’s completely misleading to conflate mathematical proof with scientific evidence. Math/science education is truly terrible, especially in terms of epistemology. The system doesn’t actually want people to question or think.