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   olcott to Mikko   
   Re: The halting problem is incorrect two   
   04 Dec 25 08:15:10   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/4/2025 3:17 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   > olcott kirjoitti 3.12.2025 klo 18.27:   
   >> On 12/3/2025 5:34 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>> olcott kirjoitti 2.12.2025 klo 16.14:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Flibble was the first one to use this term that I am aware of.   
   >   
   > It does not matter who first used the term here.   
   > ...   
   >>> Anyway, any claim that a problem contradict something is   
   >>> a category error because the meanings of "problem" and   
   >>> "contradict" are not compatible.   
   >>   
   >> When the halting problem contradicts the definition   
   >> of a Turing machine decider   
   >   
   > A contradiction means that all claims of some set cannot be true. It   
   > is a category error to apply the term "contradiction" to non-claims.   
   > Examples of non-claims are problem and definition. An example of   
   > category error is "the halting problem contradicts the definition of   
   > a Turing machine decider".   
   >   
      
   The halting problem contradicts the definition   
   of a Turing machine decider proving that it is   
   wrong because the definition of a Turing machine   
   decider is foundational.   
      
      
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