• Re: Scientific reasoning

    From olcott@21:1/5 to Ben Bacarisse on Thu Oct 21 21:34:53 2021
    XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic

    On 10/21/2021 9:21 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
    olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> writes:

    On 10/21/2021 5:38 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
    olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> writes:

    q0 ⟨Ĥ⟩ ⊢* Ĥq0 ⟨Ĥ⟩ ⟨Ĥ⟩ ⊢* Ĥqn
    We can tell that Ĥq0 correctly determines the halt status of ⟨Ĥ⟩ ⟨Ĥ⟩
    entirely on the basis of the meaning of the words.
    We can tell, based entirely on how Ĥ is defined, that no such Ĥ can
    exit.

    You can only "tell" this by making sure to dismiss what I say
    out-of-hand without carefully evaluating it point-by-point.

    Everyone (except you) can tell it by reading the proof given in Linz. Everything Linz says applies to what you consider your very special "simulating halt deciders".


    The halt decider must only correctly decide whether or not its input
    halts on its input. As long as this decision is correct then it is
    impossible for anything else to show that the halt decider is incorrect.

    The halt decider must only correctly decide whether or not its input
    halts on its input. As long as this decision is correct then it is
    impossible for anything else to show that the halt decider is incorrect.

    The halt decider must only correctly decide whether or not its input
    halts on its input. As long as this decision is correct then it is
    impossible for anything else to show that the halt decider is incorrect.

    The halt decider must only correctly decide whether or not its input
    halts on its input. As long as this decision is correct then it is
    impossible for anything else to show that the halt decider is incorrect.

    The halt decider must only correctly decide whether or not its input
    halts on its input. As long as this decision is correct then it is
    impossible for anything else to show that the halt decider is incorrect.

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    Copyright 2021 Pete Olcott

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