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Subject: Re: Halting Problem is wrong two different ways
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 18:16:42 -0000 (UTC)
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Am Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:29:59 +0200 schrieb John Smith:
> On 5/06/24 19:09, olcott wrote:
>> On 6/5/2024 12:03 PM, John Smith wrote:
>>> On 5/06/24 04:16, olcott wrote:
>>>> On 6/4/2024 9:12 PM, John Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 5/06/24 04:05, olcott wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/4/2024 8:48 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
> 
> It's not "Can Carol" - it's "Does Carol"
> 
> Let's ask Carol. She says "no". She's wrong. If I ask John, and John
> says "yes", he is right. Carol is deterministic, so she always says "no"
> and never says "yes". There's no reason to talk about "if Carol says
> yes" because she doesn't say yes.
> 
> Now let's ask David: "Does David answer "no" to this question?" David
> says "yes". He's wrong. If I ask Alice, and Alice says "no", she is
> right.
> 
> Now let's ask Carol: "Does David answer "no" to this question?". Carol
> says "no". She's right.
> 
> Anyway, what was the point of all this? Oh, right.  Carol said she can
> answer ALL QUESTIONS correctly. I just proved that she's a massive liar,
> because she can't answer my question correctly.
> 
> I can ask Carol "what is the square root of a wombat?" and she can't
> answer, but it's not a real question so it doesn't count. But "Does
> Carol answer "no" to this question?" is a real question.

Very good.

> Did you notice that you started talking to me as soon as I changed my
> name?
Lol, but not even the email!

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joes