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   Message 57,998 of 59,235   
   olcott to Wuns Haerst   
   Re: Conventional notion of the HP diagon   
   04 Oct 25 10:25:19   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, comp.lang.c++, comp.lang.c   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/4/2025 10:23 AM, Wuns Haerst wrote:   
   > Am 02.10.2025 um 22:59 schrieb olcott:   
   >> void P()   
   >> {   
   >>    if H(P)  // returns 1 for halts 0 for loops   
   >>      HERE: goto HERE;   
   >> }   
   >>   
   >> For *any* decider H and input P   
   >> If H says halts then P loops   
   >> If H says loops then P halts   
   >> Making this HP diagonal case unsatisfiable.   
   >   
   > Wrong !   
   >   
      
   That you did not provide the details of how and why   
   you believe that I am wrong seems to be sufficient   
   evidence that you do not understand these things very well.   
      
   >>   
   >> Finally a simple way to say it that uses terms exactly correctly.   
   >>   
   >> *** NOTE *** THIS IS ONLY THE CONVENTIONAL NOTION   
   >>   
   >   
      
      
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