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▲ whywouldyoucare 2 hours ago

V.I. Arnol'd: "Only fools prove theorems."

(The wording may not be exact, though the sense should be.)

▲UltraSane an hour ago | parent [-]

Do you think this silly comment is somehow profound? Math is mainly about proving theorems true or false or finding counterexamples.

▲whywouldyoucare 17 minutes ago | parent [-]

And nevertheless this is what Arnol'd said. Do you think he was silly?