We don't know whether every mathematical proof can, in principle, be shortened to a version that a human could fully verify without computer assistance.
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Some modern proofs rely heavily on computer verification because they're too long or complex for any person to check by hand, raising open questions about whether shorter, purely human-verifiable proofs must always exist. This unresolved tension touches both mathematics and epistemology.
Citation ID: WS01268
Title: We don't know whether every mathematical proof can, in principle, be shortened to a version that a human could fully verify without computer assistance.
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