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|    Re: a subset of Turing machines can stil    |
|    23 Jan 26 04:19:38    |
      XPost: comp.theory, sci.math, comp.ai.philosophy       From: polcott333@gmail.com              On 1/22/2026 11:21 PM, dart200 wrote:       > On 1/22/26 3:58 PM, olcott wrote:       >> It is self-evident that a subset of Turing machines       >> can be Turing complete entirely on the basis of the       >> meaning of the words.       >>       >> Every machine that performs the same set of       >> finite string transformations on the same inputs       >> and produces the same finite string outputs from       >> these inputs is equivalent by definition and thus       >> redundant in the set of Turing complete computations.       >>       >> Can we change the subject now?       >>       >       > no because perhaps isolating out non-paradoxical machine may prove a       > turing-complete subset of machines with no decision paradoxes, removing       > a core pillar in the undecidability arguments.       >              FYI, five LLMs have all agreed that I have conquered that.              > sure maybe that's not the only pillar ... but it's the pillar that was       > known about and used the most, so if it was invalid that should indeed       > be very exciting       >                     --       Copyright 2026 Olcott |
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