The result of a counting process is independent of the way in which it is done. This is really an assumption about what counting is. It would be senseless to try to prove it, because it is so basic; either you see it or you don't—but in the latter case, a proof won't help you a bit.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The result of a counting process is independent of the way in which it is done. This is really an assumption about what counting is. It would be senseless to try to prove it, because it is so basic; either you see it or you don't—but in the latter case, a proof won't help you a bit." in the context of "Douglas Hofstadter Gödel, Escher, Bach page: 55" to mean that wisdom is timeless.