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		exe34 on May 19, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is artificial consciousness achievable? Lessons fr... Gödel's theorem deals with the axioms of mathematics. the scientific method deals with the physical universe. a small part of mathematics is useful in describing the universe, but most of it isn't.

strogonoff on May 20, 2024 [–]

The theorem is about formal systems in general. You may want to take a look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method#Science_of_c..., though I recommend to read, for example, GEB to inderstand the implications of the theorem.

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