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varjag 4 hours ago

How does it matter if it Lean verified or a human verified proof if you comprehend neither?

There can't be too many people working in that corner of graph theory, and I expect the result to them being eminently straightforward.

jackphilson 3 hours ago | parent [-]

One requires you to trust a human and the other requires you to trust mathematics.

varjag 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Let me simplify it for the sake of argument. Imagine I am unable to follow a middle school proof of Pythagoras. How does it matter if I trust anyone beyond that? What possible contribution can I build on top of that?