I have read somewhere that the shortest proof of a certain formula in the language of natural numbers contains some kind of paradox. I cannot remember what this paradox was nor where I've read it. It may well be something like that it is formally provable that even shorter proof exists. Any help please?
2026-03-25 02:57:53.1774407473
Paradox,shortest proof
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