Exercise · ZW-CONSISTENCY-010 · ★★★ Advanced
An inconsistent theory is problematic because...
Choose one option.
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- D. Its proofs lose discriminating power
Explanation
If an inconsistent theory proves everything, its proofs stop distinguishing what is true or false within it.
Review the concept: Consistency
A system \(\mathcal{S}\) is consistent if there is no formula \(\varphi\) such that \(\mathcal{S}\) proves both \(\varphi\) and \(\neg\varphi\).
\[\\neg\\exists\\varphi\\,(\\mathcal{S}\\vdash\\varphi\\wedge\\mathcal{S}\\vdash\\neg\\varphi)\]
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