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   Message 57,295 of 59,235   
   olcott to Richard Damon   
   Re: People are still trying to get away    
   30 Jun 24 16:37:30   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 6/30/2024 2:31 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   > On 6/30/24 10:07 AM, olcott wrote:   
   >> On 6/30/2024 7:34 AM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>> On 6/29/24 10:46 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>> On 6/29/2024 6:46 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>> On 6/29/24 6:54 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>> On 6/29/2024 4:19 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>> On 6/29/24 4:33 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> On 6/29/2024 3:25 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 6/29/24 4:17 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/2024 3:10 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/24 3:25 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/2024 2:08 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/24 2:47 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/2024 1:38 PM, Richard Damon wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/24 2:06 PM, olcott wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 10/13/2022>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> If simulating halt decider H correctly simulates its input D   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> until H correctly determines that its simulated D would never   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> stop running unless aborted then   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> H can abort its simulation of D and correctly report that D   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> specifies a non-halting sequence of configurations.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 10/13/2022>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> But that only applies if H determines a CORRECT SIMULATION   
   >>>>>>>>>>> per HIS definition does not halt   
   >>>>>>>>>>> .   
   >>>>>>>>>>> That means the DIRECT EXECUTION of the program represented by   
   >>>>>>>>>>> the input does not halt, since that is the DEFINITION of the   
   >>>>>>>>>>> results of a correct simuation.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> That also requires that the simulation does not stop until it   
   >>>>>>>>>>> reaches a final state. You H neither does that nor correctly   
   >>>>>>>>>>> determines that (since it does halt) thus you can never use   
   >>>>>>>>>>> the second paragraph to be allowed to abort, even though you   
   >>>>>>>>>>> do anyway, which is why you get the wrong answer.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *N steps of correct simulation are specified*   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which does not determine the ACTUAL behavor   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> _DDD()   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [00002172] 55               push ebp      ;   
   housekeeping   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [00002173] 8bec             mov ebp,esp   ;   
   housekeeping   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [00002175] 6872210000       push 00002172 ; push DDD   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [0000217a] e853f4ffff       call 000015d2 ; call HHH(DDD)   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [0000217f] 83c404           add esp,+04   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [00002182] 5d               pop ebp   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [00002183] c3               ret   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Size in bytes:(0018) [00002183]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> That you already know that it does prove that DDD correctly   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> emulated by HHH would never stop running unless aborted   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> or out-of-memory error   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> *proves that you are trying to get away with a bald-faced   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> lie*   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really hope that you repent before it is too late.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope, just shows your stupidity, as the above code has NO   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> defined behavior as it accesses code that is not defined by   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> it.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> *Its behavior is completely defined by*   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> (a) The finite string x86 machine code that includes   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>      the recursive emulation call from DDD to HHH(DDD).   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> But by the semantics of the x86 langugage, the call to HHH   
   >>>>>>>>>>> does NOT do a "recursive simulation" since that is not a term   
   >>>>>>>>>>> in that language.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> The Call to HHH just cause the   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> (b) The semantics of the x86 language.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> (c) That HHH is an x86 emulator that correctly emulates   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>      N steps of DDD.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> Which isn't an ACTUALY correct emulation, but only a PARTIAL   
   >>>>>>>>>>> correct emulation (since correct emulation implies EVERY   
   >>>>>>>>>>> instruction but a terminal one is followed by the next   
   >>>>>>>>>>> instruction).   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> The key fact is that PARTIAL emulation doesn't reveal the   
   >>>>>>>>>>> future of the behavior past the point of the emulation.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> In other words you are trying to get away with claiming   
   >>>>>>>>>> that professor Sipser made a stupid mistake:   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> H correctly simulates its input D until H correctly determines   
   >>>>>>>>>> that its simulated D would never stop running unless aborted   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Nope, he just laid a trap that you fell into.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> He could not have possibly laid any trap you dumb bunny.   
   >>>>>>>> All of the words were my own verbatim words. It took me   
   >>>>>>>> two years to compose those exact words.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Right, and he could have seen the errors in your apparent   
   >>>>>>> misunderstanding of the words and accepted them, knowing that   
   >>>>>>> they were actually meaningless.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> The ONLY simulation that Professor Sipser accepts as correct,   
   >>>>>>>>> is one that shows EXACTLY the behavior of the machine being   
   >>>>>>>>> simulated.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> So you are stupid enough to believe that professor Sipser   
   >>>>>>>> is stupid enough to to try and get away with disagreeing   
   >>>>>>>> with the semantics of the x86 language?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> The question said NOTHING of the x86 language, so it doesn't matter.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   >>>>>> Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   >>>>>> Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   >>>>>> Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   >>>>>> Liar Liar pants on fire !!!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But the question to Professor Sipser was, as you quoted:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>    
   >>>>>    If simulating halt decider H correctly simulates its input D   
   >>>>>    until H correctly determines that its simulated D would never   
   >>>>>    stop running unless aborted then   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>    H can abort its simulation of D and correctly report that D   
      
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