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Proof by contradiction does work ... to prove the falsehood of a proposition. Why does proof by contradiction work? Because logic anarchy is rejected, which is what results from a falsehood, like atheism.
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:It's called the [[principle of explosion]].  It's a tenet of classical logic, so surely it must apply to the logical process employed in mathematical proofs.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 16:58, 3 December 2015 (EST)
 
:It's called the [[principle of explosion]].  It's a tenet of classical logic, so surely it must apply to the logical process employed in mathematical proofs.  [[User:VargasMilan|VargasMilan]] ([[User talk:VargasMilan|talk]]) 16:58, 3 December 2015 (EST)
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Proof by contradiction does work ... to prove the falsehood of a proposition.  Why does proof by contradiction work?  Because logic anarchy is rejected, which is what results from a falsehood, like [[atheism]].  As pointed out above, anything can be proven once a falsehood is accepted.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] ([[User talk:Aschlafly|talk]]) 20:06, 3 December 2015 (EST)
    
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