Um Suppose A has a short simple proof using the Riemann hypothesis and a short simple proof not using the Riemann hypothesis If the Riemann hypothesis is hard to be as appears to be the case then wouldn t the short simple proof of A not using the Riemann hypothesis make the proof of A accessible to those who haven t worked through the proof of the Riemann hypothesis And might it not be important for that reason 17 14 8 Sep 2004 UTC