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Every system of thought begins with a single unproven belief.

First principles require faith. The axiom cannot prove itself. Begin where certainty ends.
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The Proof

A proof is a path from assumption to inevitability.

Each step follows, and yet the whole surprises.

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The Paradox

This statement is true if and only if it is false.

The liar speaks truth. The barber shaves himself. The set contains itself.
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The Doubt

To doubt the proof is to begin the proof again.

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The conclusion resembles the beginning, yet everything has changed.

We return to the axiom. The circle closes, almost. QED, perhaps.
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