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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: What it would take... People to address my points with reasoning
 instead of rhetoric -- RP
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 00:09:39 -0500
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On 5/14/2025 12:02 AM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 14/05/2025 05:54, olcott wrote:
>> On 5/13/2025 11:43 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> <snip>
>>>
>>> Mr Olcott's response to this appears to be that we should allow H to 
>>> set aside impossible inputs in the pursuit of some kind of meaningful 
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> What he fails to notice is that it isn't necessary to set impossible 
>>> inputs aside. Why not? Because they're impossible.
>>>
>>
>> Incorrect requirements are possible when they
>> conflict with other requirements.
> 
> There is no requirement and no conflict. H cannot exist, and therefore 
> no requirements (other than non-existence) can be imposed upon it.
> 

H does exist when its goal is defined coherently


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