👉 The tragedy of mathematics, often referred to as the "paradox of mathematical truth," highlights a peculiar situation where a statement can be logically true yet seem tragic or counterintuitive when applied to real-world scenarios. For instance, the famous example involves the statement "All swans are white." This statement is true based on observations up to the 19th century, but it tragically fails when considering the discovery of black swans in Australia. This paradox underscores how mathematical truths, while rigorously defined, can sometimes defy our intuitive understanding of the world, revealing a gap between theoretical certainty and empirical reality.
