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In the VSBW tiering system, the fundamental definition of a 'High 1-A' level is that it qualitatively surpasses the Low 1-A level and all the mathematical structures it represents (including the Von Neumann universe, large cardinals, and all possible logical systems).
However, the criterion of 'qualitatively surpasses' is itself a concept that can be defined within ZFC set theory and its extensions. For example, an 'inaccessible cardinal' is qualitatively distinct from the aleph-zero and cardinals above it because it cannot be constructed from them within ZFC.
Wouldn't defining High 1-A level with 'qualitative superiority', which is still a mathematical concept, undermine its claimed 'beyond mathematics' status, making it merely an extension of Low 1-A (perhaps 'Low 1-A+')? In this context, isn't the concept of High 1-A, which exists with the claim of being 'beyond mathematics', actually a tier that contradicts its own criteria and is therefore logically impossible?
However, the criterion of 'qualitatively surpasses' is itself a concept that can be defined within ZFC set theory and its extensions. For example, an 'inaccessible cardinal' is qualitatively distinct from the aleph-zero and cardinals above it because it cannot be constructed from them within ZFC.
Wouldn't defining High 1-A level with 'qualitative superiority', which is still a mathematical concept, undermine its claimed 'beyond mathematics' status, making it merely an extension of Low 1-A (perhaps 'Low 1-A+')? In this context, isn't the concept of High 1-A, which exists with the claim of being 'beyond mathematics', actually a tier that contradicts its own criteria and is therefore logically impossible?