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   Mikko to olcott   
   Re: A new foundation for correct reasoni   
   14 Dec 25 13:05:33   
   
   XPost: sci.logic, sci.math, comp.theory   
   From: mikko.levanto@iki.fi   
      
   On 08/12/2025 21:56, olcott wrote:   
   > On 12/7/2025 5:08 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >> olcott kirjoitti 6.12.2025 klo 14.53:   
   >>> On 12/6/2025 3:39 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>> olcott kirjoitti 5.12.2025 klo 19.31:   
   >>>>> On 12/5/2025 3:03 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>>>> olcott kirjoitti 4.12.2025 klo 16.18:   
   >>>>>>> On 12/4/2025 3:29 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> olcott kirjoitti 3.12.2025 klo 18.13:   
   >>>>>>>>> On 12/3/2025 5:17 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>> olcott kirjoitti 2.12.2025 klo 16.07:   
   >>>>>>>>>>> On 12/2/2025 3:56 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> olcott kirjoitti 1.12.2025 klo 14.19:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/1/2025 4:31 AM, Mikko wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan Mackenzie kirjoitti 29.11.2025 klo 13.55:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ Followup-To: set ]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In comp.theory olcott  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 11/28/2025 4:54 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In comp.theory olcott  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 11/28/2025 3:08 PM, Alan Mackenzie wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dart200  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [ .... ]   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Within A new foundation for correct reasoning*   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (a) Every element of the body of knowledge that can   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       be expressed in language is entirely composed of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     (1) A finite set of atomic facts   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     (2) Every expression of language that is semantically   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>         entailed by (1)   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (b) a formal language based on Rudolf Carnap Meaning   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       Postulates combined with The Kurt Gödel   
   definition   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       of the "theory of simple types"   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> History_of_type_theory#G%C3%B6del_1944   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       Where every semantic meaning is fully encoded   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> syntactically   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       as one fully integrated whole not needing model   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> theory   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have now totally overcome Gödel Incompleteness   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Tarski Undefinability for the entire body if   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knowledge that can be expressed in language. It   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is now a giant semantic tautology.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can't "overcome" these theorems, since they're not   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> obstacles.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They're fundamental truths.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just showed the detailed steps making both of   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them impossible in the system that I just specified.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A counter-example is categorically impossible.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your construction is impossible, as proven by Gödel's   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Incompleteness   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Theorem.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't a theory that has no theorems satisfy all above   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> stated   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>> requriements?   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> Every element of the body of knowledge   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>> is not such a formal system.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>>> That's right, the body of knowledge is irrelevant here.   
   >>>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>>> If we are not talking about elements of the body   
   >>>>>>>>>>> of knowledge that are missing or unknown truths   
   >>>>>>>>>>> then there is no notion of actual incompleteness   
   >>>>>>>>>>> that remains.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> The body of knowledge includes that certain quesstions have   
   >>>>>>>>>> answers   
   >>>>>>>>>> but doesn't include now what those answers are.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Unknowns are outside of the body of knowledge.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> For example, we   
   >>>>>>>>>> know that North Sentinel Island is population but we don't know   
   >>>>>>>>>> what language is spoken there. This and other examples show that   
   >>>>>>>>>> the body of knowledge is incomplete.   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> If anyone anywhere knows then it is in the body of general   
   >>>>>>>>> knowledge.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> It is not general knowledge as it is not known to anybody outside   
   >>>>>>>> North Sentinel Island.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> I know the color of my bedroom wall. Is that general knowledge?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> To simply things the body of general knowledge   
   >>>>>>> can be everything written down in any published   
   >>>>>>> book or published paper. Also anything that can   
   >>>>>>> be deduced from these sources.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> General knowledge also includes that there are claims that might be   
   >>>>>> deducible from published knowledge or might be not, and it is not   
   >>>>>> yet known whether or how. Examples of such claims can be found in   
   >>>>>> published sources.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Yes this is correct.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Therefore it is not correct to say that all claims decucible from   
   >>>> general knowledge   
   >>>   
   >>> I never said that they were.   
   >>   
   >> Above you said that   
   >>   
   >>  >>>>> To simply things the body of general knowledge   
   >>  >>>>> can be everything written down in any published   
   >>  >>>>> book or published paper. Also anything that can   
   >>  >>>>> be deduced from these sources.   
   >>   
   >> As I just inferred, it is not correct to say so.   
   >   
   > That is the same as disagreeing with arithmetic.   
      
   Not really. That you have done both does not mean they are the same.   
      
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   Mikko   
      
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