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|    dbush to olcott    |
|    Re: Conventional notion of the HP diagon    |
|    02 Oct 25 17:19:53    |
   
   XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c   
   From: dbush.mobile@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/2/2025 4:59 PM, olcott wrote:   
   > void P()   
   > {   
   > if H(P) // returns 1 for halts 0 for loops   
   > HERE: goto HERE;   
   > }   
   >   
   > For *any* decider H and input P   
      
   Category error. The fixed immutable set of instructions known as H does   
   one thing and one thing only. Likewise, the fixed immutable set of   
   instructions known as P does one thing and one thing only.   
      
   So P either halts or does not halt. H(P) gives the incorrect answer.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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