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If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

One relation that does hold though is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle.

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

One relation that does hold though is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle.

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

One relation that does hold though is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle.

verified claim about inconsistency and completeness
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If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

(The only One relation that shoulddoes hold though is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle - but do not quote me on that, I would need reassurance from a logician on this last point.)

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

(The only relation that should hold is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle - but do not quote me on that, I would need reassurance from a logician on this last point.)

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

One relation that does hold though is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle.

added explosion principle
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DBK
  • 5.4k
  • 26
  • 48

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

(The only relation that should hold is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle - but do not quote me on that, I would need reassurance from a logician on this last point.)

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

If a statement is not provable an inconsistency or self-contradiction may or will develop that invalidates the system.

#That's not the case.

You are somehow mixing together the first and the second incompleteness theorem and drawing a misleading conclusion. Briefly put:

  1. The first theorem proves that all consistent axiomatic formulations of number theory which include Peano arithmetic (or stronger) include undecidable propositions.

  2. The second theorem proves that no consistent axiomatic system which includes Peano arithmetic (or stronger) can prove its own consistency.

That the axiomatic system may be inconsistent or not has nothing to do with the existence of undecidable propositions in that system. Inconsistency and incompleteness are not related in that way.

(The only relation that should hold is the following: any inconsistent axiomatic system is complete, via explosion principle - but do not quote me on that, I would need reassurance from a logician on this last point.)

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