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   Message 57,792 of 59,235   
   olcott to Mr Flibble   
   Re: There are zero chances in Hell that    
   03 Aug 25 10:56:17   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/3/2025 10:45 AM, Mr Flibble wrote:   
   > On Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:43:25 -0500, olcott wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> When the halting problem proof claims that it has proven that no   
   >> universal halt decider HHH can possibly exist on the basis that no   
   >> algorithm exists that returns a Boolean value that corresponds to the   
   >> behavior of this input DD:   
   >>   
   >> int DD()   
   >> {   
   >>     int Halt_Status = HHH(DD);   
   >>     if (Halt_Status)   
   >>       HERE: goto HERE;   
   >>     return Halt_Status;   
   >> }   
   >>   
   >> _DD()   
   >> [00002162] 55             push ebp [00002163] 8bec           mov ebp,esp   
   >> [00002165] 51             push ecx [00002166] 6862210000     push   
   >> 00002162 // push DD [0000216b] e862f4ffff     call 000015d2 // call HHH   
   >> [00002170] 83c404         add esp,+04 [00002173] 8945fc         mov   
   >> [ebp-04],eax [00002176] 837dfc00       cmp dword [ebp-04],+00 [0000217a]   
   >> 7402           jz 0000217e [0000217c] ebfe           jmp 0000217c   
   >> [0000217e] 8b45fc         mov eax,[ebp-04]   
   >> [00002181] 8be5           mov esp,ebp [00002183] 5d             pop ebp   
   >> [00002184] c3             ret Size in bytes:(0035) [00002184]   
   >>   
   >> This halting problem proof is proved wrong because the recursive   
   >> structure of DD correctly emulated by HHH cannot possibly reach its   
   >> final halt state at machine address [00002184] thus HHH(DD)==0 is   
   >> correct.   
   >   
   > Yet again I have to point out to you the following:   
   >   
   > Halting problem proofs are predicated on total deciders so cannot be   
   > refuted using partial deciders.   
   >   
   > /Flibble   
      
   You are incorrect about that.   
   They propose that no universal halt decider exists   
   is proven entirely on the basis that HHH(DD) has   
   no correct answer.   
      
   It may be the case that no universal halt decider   
   exists, yet the conventional proofs do not prove that.   
      
   --   
   Copyright 2025 Olcott "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius   
   hits a target no one else can see." Arthur Schopenhauer   
      
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