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|    Mikko to olcott    |
|    Re: A new foundation for correct reasoni    |
|    15 Dec 25 11:04:46    |
      [continued from previous message]              >>>>>>> >> what Y stands for), which is foo(foo(foo(Y))), and so on.       >>>>>>> As I say non-terminating, thus never resolves to a truth value.       >>>>>>       >>>>>> As according to Prolog rules foo(Y) isn't a truth value for any Y       >>>>>> the above is obviously just an attempt to deive with a distraction.       >>>>>       >>>>> That was a quote from the most definitive source       >>>>> for the Prolog Language.       >>>>       >>>> As I already said, that source agrees with what I said above.       >>>>       >>>>> Prolog only has Facts and Rules thus the only       >>>>> derivation is to a truth value.       >>>>       >>>       >>> You just don't seem to understand:       >>> ?- G = not(provable(F, G)).       >>> G = not(provable(F, G)).       >>> ?- unify_with_occurs_check(G, not(provable(F, G))).       >>> false.       >>>       >>> The first statement creates a cyclic term, also called       >>> a rational tree. The second executes logically sound       >>> unification and thus fails.       >>> https://www.swi-prolog.org/pldoc/man?predicate=unify_with_occurs_check/2       >>       >> Saying the same as I said does not support a claim of non-understanding.       >       > It finally resolves the Liar Paradox       > as not a truth bearer or proposition.              In other words you admit you were lying about me.              --       Mikko              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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