Theorem empty-surprise2 50404

Description: "Prove" that false is true when using a restricted "for all" over the empty set, to demonstrate that the expression is always true if the value ranges over the empty set.

Those inexperienced with formal notations of classical logic can be surprised with what restricted "for all" does over an empty set. We proved the general case in empty-surprise 50403. Here we prove an extreme example: we "prove" that false is true. Of course, we actually do no such thing (see notfal 1588); the problem is that restricted "for all" works in ways that might seem counterintuitive to the inexperienced when given an empty set. Solutions to this can include requiring that the set not be empty or by using the allsome quantifier df-alsc 50410. (Contributed by David A. Wheeler, 20-Oct-2018.)

Hypothesis

Ref	Expression
empty-surprise2.1	⊢ ¬ ∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴

Assertion

Ref	Expression
empty-surprise2	⊢ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ⊥

Proof of Theorem empty-surprise2

Step	Hyp	Ref	Expression
1		empty-surprise2.1	. 2 ⊢ ¬ ∃𝑥 𝑥 ∈ 𝐴
2	1	empty-surprise 50403	1 ⊢ ∀𝑥 ∈ 𝐴 ⊥

Syntax hints:  ¬ wn 3  ⊥wfal 1572  ∃wex 1799   ∈ wcel 2142  ∀wral 3076

This theorem was proved from axioms:  ax-mp 5  ax-1 6  ax-2 7  ax-3 8  ax-gen 1815  ax-4 1829  ax-5 1930  ax-6 1987  ax-7 2028  ax-12 2212

This theorem depends on definitions:  df-bi 209  df-an 400  df-or 859  df-ex 1800  df-ral 3077

This theorem is referenced by: (None)