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This PR revises the existing blog post “On absolute truth” by expanding the introduction, restructuring the formalization section into more explicit steps, and adding a changelog plus supporting references/media.
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- Added a Changelog section documenting the initial release and this revision.
- Expanded the Introduction with a definition/quote block and a new reference.
- Reworked the Formalization section into a more explicit, step-by-step presentation and added an image.
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| ## Introduction | ||
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| In this article, I'm going to present a formalization using the first-order logic for the argument in favor of the absolute truth. | ||
| In this article, I'm going to present a formalization using the first-order logic (predicate logic) for the argument in favor of the absolute truth. Notice that the process sketched here demonstrates a performative contradiction (the act of asserting the statements presupposed its falsity), or a self-refuting proposition. |
| In this article, I'm going to present a formalization using the first-order logic for the argument in favor of the absolute truth. | ||
| In this article, I'm going to present a formalization using the first-order logic (predicate logic) for the argument in favor of the absolute truth. Notice that the process sketched here demonstrates a performative contradiction (the act of asserting the statements presupposed its falsity), or a self-refuting proposition. | ||
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| But first, let's define what is an absolute truth: |
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| 1. There's no proposition **x** that expresses an absolute truth. | ||
| 2. Proposition **p**, which in this case is the first argument in this formalization, expresses an absolute truth. | ||
| <!-- Note that this proposition autoreferences itself, which makes it more difficulty to analyze. --> |
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| - There is only one proposition that states an absolute truth, and this proposition is "there's no proposition **x** that expresses an absolute truth". | ||
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| Which can be formalized as: | ||
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| $$ \text{A} p \wedge \neg \exists x \text{A} x $$ |
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