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|    olcott to Richard Damon    |
|    Re: Proof that the halting problem is in    |
|    26 Dec 25 22:54:40    |
      XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math       From: polcott333@gmail.com              On 12/26/2025 10:37 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       > On 12/26/25 10:48 PM, olcott wrote:       >> On 12/26/2025 9:37 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>> On 12/26/25 10:22 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>> On 12/26/2025 9:04 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>> On 12/26/25 9:38 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>> On 12/26/2025 7:41 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>> On 12/26/25 8:17 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 4:29 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>> On 12/26/25 1:07 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 11:26 AM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/25 12:18 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 11:07 AM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/25 11:56 AM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 10:24 AM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/25 10:20 AM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 9:05 AM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/25 8:54 AM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/26/2025 6:59 AM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/25/25 11:51 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/25/2025 10:32 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/25/25 10:37 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/25/2025 9:17 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/25/25 10:12 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Three different LLMs have been totally convinced       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a total of 50 times, you just don't understand.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LLM LIE, so are not reliable sources.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Anyone that disagrees with this is not telling       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the truth*       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Any result that cannot be derived as a pure function       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of finite strings is uncomputable."       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But Halting *IS* a "pure function of finite strings"       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And it is uncomputable       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not exactly. Usually ⟨M⟩ simulated by H ==       UTM(⟨M⟩)       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes ⟨M⟩ simulated by H != UTM(⟨M⟩)       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only if H doesn't CORRECTLY simulate (M).       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Correctly simulated is defined by the semantics       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of C applied to the finite string input for       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the N steps until H sees the repeating pattern.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, how does that differ from what the program actually       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> does?       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ah great this is the first time that you didn't       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just dodge that out of hundreds of times.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When-so-ever an input finite string ⟨M⟩ does not       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheat and call its own decider the input finite       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> string to H(⟨M⟩) is a valid proxy for UTM(⟨M⟩).       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, you didn't answer the question.       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How does H CORRECTLY simulate the input and get a       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different result from what the program does?       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>>       >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The finite string P |
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