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|    olcott to Richard Damon    |
|    Re: have we been misusing incompleteness    |
|    01 Jan 26 23:20:55    |
      XPost: comp.theory, sci.math       From: polcott333@gmail.com              On 1/1/2026 10:32 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       > On 1/1/26 11:17 PM, olcott wrote:       >> On 1/1/2026 8:52 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>> On 1/1/26 9:38 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>> On 1/1/2026 8:25 PM, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>> On 1/1/26 9:07 PM, olcott wrote:       >>>>>> On 1/1/2026 4:12 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:       >>>>>>> On 31/12/2025 23:27, Richard Damon wrote:       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>>> So, how do you think you can prove it in F?       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>> What does "F" refer to?       >>>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>> F ⊢ G_F ↔ ¬Prov_F(⌜G_F⌝)       >>>>>> F proves that: G_F is equivalent to G_F is not provable in F       >>>>>> https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/goedel-incompleteness/       >>>>>> #FirIncTheCom       >>>>>>       >>>>>> ∃G ∈ WFF(F) (G ↔ (F ⊬ G))       >>>>>> There exists a G in F that is logically       >>>>>> equivalent to its own unprovability in F       >>>>>>       >>>>>> ∃G ∈ WFF(F) (G := (F ⊬ G))       >>>>>> There exists a G in F that asserts its own unprovability in F       >>>>>>       >>>>>> The proof of G in F would seem to require a sequence       >>>>>> of inference steps in F that prove that they themselves       >>>>>> do not exist.       >>>>>>       >>>>>>       >>>>>       >>>>> But that isn't what G is in the proof, so you are just using a bad       >>>>> reference.       >>>>>       >>>>       >>>> That you do not know exactly how semantics works in       >>>> linguistics (making sure to ignore all context) is       >>>> not my mistake. The reason that Ludwig Wittgenstein       >>>> was never understood is that none of his detractors       >>>> understood how language itself really works. Not       >>>> knowing how language really works results in       >>>> undetected muddled thinking.       >>>       >>>       >>> No, YOU don't know how semantics work, or linqustics.       >>>>       >>>> ...We are therefore confronted with a proposition which       >>>> asserts its own unprovability. 15 … (Gödel 1931:40-41)       >>>       >>> Which is a statement in NATURAL LANGUAGE and you need to use Natural       >>> Language "rules" to interpret it.       >>>       >>       >> I have taken "interpretation" as a twisted lie since       >> I was 14. Semantics of linguistics agrees.       >> It has always been the exact meanings that are specified.       >> it has never been the way that people twist this in       >> their mind.       >       > In other words, you just lie and are stupid.       >       > The "interpreation" mentioned IS EXACTLY what is specified, but you are       > just too stupid to understand,       >       >>       >> a proposition which asserts its own unprovability       >>       >> Does not mean a box of chocolates crushed on the floor.       >> It only means exactly one thing.       >       > Right, but neither does it mean, in its context. what you try to make it.       >       >>       >>> And thus each word need to include its context.       >>>       >>       >> Linguistic Semantics is required to exclude context       >       > Nope, as context affect the semantics of a word.       >       > Yes, sometimes "Semantics" is used to talk about giving the full list of       > possible meanings, but if you are using it that way, then you need to       > list not just one meaning, but all the possible means in all possible       > contexts.       >       >> Context is only included in linguistic pragmatics.       >       > Nope. Not unless you are meaning "Semantics" to give the list of       > possible meaning and pragmatics to determine which one.       >              Compositionality is a concept in the philosophy of       language. A symbolic system is compositional if the       meaning of every complex expression E in that system       depends on, and depends only on, (i) E’s syntactic       structure and (ii) the meanings of E’s simple parts.              If a language is compositional, then the meaning of       a sentence S in that language cannot depend directly       on the context that sentence is used in or the intentions       of the speaker who uses it.              https://iep.utm.edu/compositionality-in-language/       > In which case, you can't use just "Semantics" as you base, as you thus       > admit you don't actually know what the sentence means, just the wide       > assortment of possible meanings.       >       >> Your lack of knowledge never has been my mistake.       >       > No, your stupidity is yours.       >       > It seems you just don't know the actual meaning of what you are talking       > about as you start from an incomplete semantics and forget to apply       > pragmatics to it.       >       >>       >>> The proposition exists in both the base system and the meta system.       >>>       >>> The assertion is just in the meta system, which understand the       >>> "hidden" meaning of the relationship that the statement is based on.       >>>       >>> The unprovabiliyt is just in the base system, which doesn't know this       >>> meaning.       >>>       >>> If you don't understand that you can't read a coded message without       >>> the code book, you are just stupid.       >>>       >>>>       >>>> G asserts its own unprovability.       >>>> Is what the above means semantically.       >>>>       >>>> The proof of G does semantically entail a sequence       >>>> of inference steps that prove that they themselves       >>>> do not exist.       >>>       >>> I two different systems.       >>>       >>> I guuess to you cats are dog, Calulus is just 1st grade arithmatic.       >>>       >>> Of course, it seems you can't understand either due to your stupidity.       >>>       >>>>       >>>>> I guess you are just showing that you think lying is correct logic.       >>>>       >>>>       >>>       >>       >>       >                     --       Copyright 2025 Olcott |
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