XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math   
   From: mikko.levanto@iki.fi   
      
   olcott kirjoitti 12.12.2025 klo 6.01:   
   > Principle 1: Turing machine deciders compute functions   
   > from finite strings to {accept, reject} according to   
   > whether the input has a syntactic property or specifies   
   > a semantic property.   
      
   > The halting problem requires that a halt decider   
   > report on the direct execution of a Turing machine,   
   > thus category error.   
      
   The last thus is false. What clause before it claims is irrelevant to   
   the meaning of the term "category error". Therefore the conclusion is   
   not proven.   
      
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   Mikko   
      
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