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|    olcott to Richard Damon    |
|    Re: Proof that the halting problem is in    |
|    27 Dec 25 18:38:29    |
      XPost: comp.theory, sci.math, comp.ai.philosophy       From: polcott333@gmail.com              On 12/27/2025 5:16 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       > On 12/27/25 5:45 PM, olcott wrote:       >> On 12/27/2025 4:38 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>> On 12/27/25 5:16 PM, olcott wrote:>>>>       >>>> You just can't comprehend that knowledge is       >>>> structured in an acyclic directed graph.       >>>       >>> Nope, it is cyclic,       >>       >> Show a concrete example of knowledge itself being cyclic.       >       > Try to define ANY word, and the words used to define it, and so one till       > you get to a word that just is without a defintion.       >       > You will always eventually cycle back to a word you have already used.       >              Give me an actual word that does this.                     --       Copyright 2025 Olcott |
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