Douglas Hofstadter Quote

Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some truths, but as we shall soon see, a formal system, no matter how powerful—cannot lead to all truths.


Chapter 9: "Mumon and Gödel" - Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid (1979)


Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some ...

Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some ...

Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some ...

Relying on words to lead you to the truth is like relying on an incomplete formal system to lead you to the truth. A formal system will give you some ...