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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Formal systems that cannot possibly be incomplete except for
 unknowns and unknowable
Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 22:52:47 +0100
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On 07/05/2025 22:46, olcott wrote:
> On 5/7/2025 4:30 PM, Richard Heathfield wrote:

<snip>

>> If the simulation can't reach code that the directly executed 
>> program reaches, then it's not a faithful simulation.
>>
> 
> If is was true that it is not a faithful simulation
> then you would be able to show exactly what sequence
> of instructions would be a faithful simulation.

If it were false, you'd be able to chop out the unreachable code 
without any adverse effects. Can you?

<snip>

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