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This is needlessly aggressive. There’s nothing wrong with assuming the axiom of choice to prove a result, just as there’s nothing wrong with trying to develop a proof that doesn’t rely on it. Saying a nonconstructive proof “explains nothing” is myopic at best. Insights come from everywhere.


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