#Proof by Contradiction

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spiral sluice
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Say we have a proposition X. If X is false, and it results in a fact known to be false to be true, then why must proposition X be true? Why can't it just be unknown?

worn dove
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for example we take X as positive
we try to prove X as negative but we cant so it is considered positive because it is considered as not negative case

spiral sluice
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who says if something is not false it must be true?