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Keep in mind, a mathematical proof is just "an argument that convinces a mathematician".

It doesn't actually give you the truth of a statement, it just convinces a mathematician of its truth.

That doesn't actually change when computers are brought into things. You can convince a mathematician that an automatic theorem prover constructs correct proofs with another proof, but it's "I think this looks right" all the way down.

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