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This man believed nothing should be true if it wasn't proven to be true?

This statement aligns with the philosophy of skepticism, most notably associated with the philosopher Pyrrho of Elis. Pyrrho argued that since nothing could ultimately be proven to be true, one should suspend judgment about the nature of reality and live without holding any beliefs.


What is conjecture mathematically?

It is a proposition that is believed to be true but has not [yet] been proven to be true. Clearly, if proven to be false it would no longer be a conjecture.


What distinguished a Know-Nothing from a Republican?

The Know-Nothings believed that only true Americans should serve in the government. They believed that Roman Catholics and immigrants should not be allowed to hold any public office. Slavery beliefs also separated the Know-Nothings.


True or false a theroem is a statement that can be easily proved?

Neither. A theorem is a proven mathematical statement. This says nothing about how easily it can be proven. e.g. the Pythagorean Theorem is easily proven, but Fermat's Last Theorem is extremely difficult to prove.


A rule that is assumed to be true but is not proven?

A rule that is assumed to be true, but is not proven is a postulate


What is difference in axiom and postulate?

Theorem: A Proven Statement. Postulate: An Accepted Statement without Proof. They mean similar things. A postulate is an unproven statement that is considered to be true; however a theorem is simply a statement that may be true or false, but only considered to be true if it has been proven.


True or false A theorem is a statement that is deductively proven to be true.?

False. It is proven to be true IF some axioms are assumed to be true. A mathematical statement can be proven to be true only after some axioms have been assumed.


What is a story from the past that is believed true but cannot be proven?

The question most closely matches the definition of a literary legend. A legend, unlike a myth or folktale, is neither proven to be true nor proven to be false. It is usually a story told that the listener perceives it to have taken place in human history without any substantial backing evidence.


Is it true a hypothesis cannot be proven true?

well it all depends on what your hypotthesis is but some can be proven true ,or some can be proven false. But it all depends on what you are doing


Is it true that cellphones can cause cancer?

There have been some studies that cellphones can cause brain cancer, but nothing has been proven to date.


Defenders of laissez-faire economics believed that government should?

true


What was true?

They believed the national government should be stronger than the states