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by TikiTDO 4776 days ago
I feel a major problem with mathematical proofs is that the language of these proofs is so complex that in order to understand what it even says you have to be extremely smart, and willing to put in a huge amount of time in the first place.

A proof is in effect a "program" that describes the logical conditions of whatever it is trying to show. Invalid proofs are those with "bugs". Perhaps if the language of math was a bit clearer, it would not be such a difficult to understand field.