Conversion of Set Theory Problems to other fields

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Is there a way to prove axioms are consistent and/or independent by converting the problem of consistency/independence to another field, such as algebra?
 
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Sure.

You don't even have to go to other fields -- e.g. ZFC + any large cardinal axiom is strong enough to prove ZFC consistent.
 
Thanks, I'll look into that. :biggrin:
 

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