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jackphilsonyesterday at 9:27 PM1 replyview on HN

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


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varjagyesterday at 9:31 PM

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?