If I have a proof that my bridge will hold a thousand pounds,
By “proof”, do you mean experimental evidence, or armchair rationalization?
A correct mathematical proof based on an experimentally verified model of bridges and seemingly obvious assumptions about your particular bridge.
experimentally verified
That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing a rationalist (in the sense Vaniver was using) would care for at all.
By “proof”, do you mean experimental evidence, or armchair rationalization?
A correct mathematical proof based on an experimentally verified model of bridges and seemingly obvious assumptions about your particular bridge.
That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing a rationalist (in the sense Vaniver was using) would care for at all.