Godel’s theorems on the incompleteness and undecidability of mathematical systems are among the deepest and most significant discoveries of the 20 th century. They represent a dramatic failure of one ...

In his commentary “AI, Godel and God,” John Nassivera tries to apply Kurt Godel’s “Incompleteness Theorem,” which was published in 1931, to verify the existence of God. According to Mr. Nassivera, the ...

64 64 people viewed this event. Dr. Juris Steprans (Mathematics and Statistics) looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions and insights which scifi has produced about Godel’s ...

The long-standing issue of Wittgenstein's controversial remarks on Gödel's Theorem has recently heated up in a number of different and interesting directions [(Floyd and Putnam, 2000), (Steiner, 2001) ...

Scientists have “proven” God’s existence, at least in theory, by plugging in mathematician Kurt Godel’s philosophy on their MacBooks. As noted by Spiegel Online, however, what the two computer ...

The enigmatic mathematician Kurt Godel will be the topic of a talk by Rebecca Goldstein Tuesday at Trinity College. Goldstein, a novelist and visiting professor in Trinity’s Department of Philosophy, ...

The Science of Science Fiction series is presented in collaboration with York University's Faculty of Science. Dr. Juris Steprâns looks at logic in science fiction, including both the misconceptions ...