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by pdonis 2480 days ago
> given x->y, if you prove !y, you can conclude !x

But given x -> y, if you prove !x, you can't conclude anything. And kibibu said !x, not !y.

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Yeah, I interpreted:

> quantum fields near the horizon can violate some of the assumptions that are required for the area theorem

as !x