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Reason’s Reasoning

Written formal sequents verified
Axiom-free: true · 1 checked theorem statements.

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Original source author: Maclain Hunter. Machine formalization: Replit Agent. No original wording was rewritten.

Source registered: 2026-10-03T01:29:52.110Z (not original authorship).
Formalized: 2026-10-03T10:37:05.082Z.
Checked: 2026-10-03T10:41:25.314Z.
Independent timestamp: 2026-10-03T10:42:55.000Z.

Authored source SHA-256: f800f0482b9d8a4fb1e71f63f37aa16f40b9a61f66db811f64f5d96982588c61

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Source-bound formal statements

inference_1 · Kernel-verified · axiom-free

{P, P -> Q, P -> R, P -> (Q <-> R), S, S -> T, T -> ((P & Q) & R)} |= P <-> (Q <-> R)

Exact source sequent under finite two-valued propositional semantics. Source proposition meanings and Logic/Logos/God Ground are preserved separately; this checks the inference, not unencoded prose.

Exact authored source in the timestamped release

Reason’s Reasoning by Maclain Hunter

Premises:

P: Logos (Reason) and non-contradiction of Logic.

Q: Coherent engagement with/between Reason and reasoning (including Reason and Reason’s own reasoning in the absolute sense; including “neosis neoseos” ala Aristotle).

R: Reasoning without contradiction, engaging Logic/Logos (by Logos or contingent minds).

S: Assume different permutations of {P, Q, R} being true or false. Only P, Q, and R all being true ends in the Coherence of Reason, reasoning, and coherent engagement. If P is True but Q and R are false, or any similar combination, the incoherence tautologically arises between Reason, reasoning, and rational engagement - which is untenable.

T: Premise S and its reductio show that P, Q, and R must be true, not for merely the sake of this proof or a personal belief, but for the general and transcendental Coherence of Reason, reasoning, and rational engagement. 

Proof: 

{P, P -> Q, P -> R, P -> (Q <-> R), S, S -> T, T -> ((P & Q) & R)} |= P <-> (Q <-> R)

Conclusion: {P, Q, R, S, T}: 

The reasoning of Reason is mandatory for non-contradiction as much as coherent reasoning by contingent minds is mandatory for non-contradiction and for rational engagement with Reason. This aligns well with Aristotle’s notion of “neosis neoseos”. 

Truth Table Analysis: 

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TTTTF⎪T TTT TTT TT TTT  T TFF FT  TTT TT  TT TTT 
TTTFT⎪T TTT TTT TT TTT  F FTT TT  TTT TT  TT TTT 
TTTFF⎪T TTT TTT TT TTT  F FTF FT  TTT TT  TT TTT 
TTFTT⎪T TTT TFF TF TFF  T TTT TF  TTT FF  TF TFF 
TTFTF⎪T TTT TFF TF TFF  T TFF FT  TTT FF  TF TFF 
TTFFT⎪T TTT TFF TF TFF  F FTT TF  TTT FF  TF TFF 
TTFFF⎪T TTT TFF TF TFF  F FTF FT  TTT FF  TF TFF 
TFTTT⎪T TFF TTT TF FFT  T TTT TF  TFF FT  TF FFT 
TFTTF⎪T TFF TTT TF FFT  T TFF FT  TFF FT  TF FFT 
TFTFT⎪T TFF TTT TF FFT  F FTT TF  TFF FT  TF FFT 
TFTFF⎪T TFF TTT TF FFT  F FTF FT  TFF FT  TF FFT 
TFFTT⎪T TFF TFF TT FTF  T TTT TF  TFF FF  TT FTF 
TFFTF⎪T TFF TFF TT FTF  T TFF FT  TFF FF  TT FTF 
TFFFT⎪T TFF TFF TT FTF  F FTT TF  TFF FF  TT FTF 
TFFFF⎪T TFF TFF TT FTF  F FTF FT  TFF FF  TT FTF 
FTTTT⎪F FTT FTT FT TTT  T TTT TF  FFT FT  FF TTT 
FTTTF⎪F FTT FTT FT TTT  T TFF FT  FFT FT  FF TTT 
FTTFT⎪F FTT FTT FT TTT  F FTT TF  FFT FT  FF TTT 
FTTFF⎪F FTT FTT FT TTT  F FTF FT  FFT FT  FF TTT 
FTFTT⎪F FTT FTF FT TFF  T TTT TF  FFT FF  FT TFF 
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FTFFT⎪F FTT FTF FT TFF  F FTT TF  FFT FF  FT TFF 
FTFFF⎪F FTT FTF FT TFF  F FTF FT  FFT FF  FT TFF 
FFTTT⎪F FTF FTT FT FFT  T TTT TF  FFF FT  FT FFT 
FFTTF⎪F FTF FTT FT FFT  T TFF FT  FFF FT  FT FFT 
FFTFT⎪F FTF FTT FT FFT  F FTT TF  FFF FT  FT FFT 
FFTFF⎪F FTF FTT FT FFT  F FTF FT  FFF FT  FT FFT 
FFFTT⎪F FTF FTF FT FTF  T TTT TF  FFF FF  FF FTF 
FFFTF⎪F FTF FTF FT FTF  T TFF FT  FFF FF  FF FTF 
FFFFT⎪F FTF FTF FT FTF  F FTT TF  FFF FF  FF FTF 
FFFFF⎪F FTF FTF FT FTF  F FTF FT  FFF FF  FF FTF 

(VALID)

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