Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richard Damon Newsgroups: sci.logic Subject: Re: Mathematical incompleteness has always been a misconception --- Tarski Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 22:56:41 -0500 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <7e532aaf77653daac5ca2b70bf26d0a3bc515abf@i2pn2.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:56:41 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1346175"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="diqKR1lalukngNWEqoq9/uFtbkm5U+w3w6FQ0yesrXg"; User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3936 Lines: 65 On 2/22/25 12:24 PM, olcott wrote: > On 2/22/2025 3:12 AM, Mikko wrote: >> On 2025-02-21 23:22:23 +0000, olcott said: >> >>> On 2/20/2025 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote: >>>> On 2025-02-18 13:50:22 +0000, olcott said: >>>> >>>>> There is nothing like that in the following concrete example: >>>>> LP := ~True(LP) >>>>> >>>>> In other words you are saying the Prolog is incorrect >>>>> to reject the Liar Paradox. >>>>> >>>>> Above translated to Prolog >>>>> >>>>> ?- LP = not(true(LP)). >>>>> LP = not(true(LP)). >>>> >>>> According to Prolog rules LP = not(true(LP)) is permitted to fail. >>>> If it succeeds the operations using LP may misbehave. A memory >>>> leak is also possible. >>>> >>>>> ?- unify_with_occurs_check(LP, not(true(LP))). >>>>> false >>>> >>>> This merely means that the result of unification would be that LP >>>> conains >>>> itself. It could be a selmantically valid result but is not in the >>>> scope >>>> of Prolog language. >>>> >>> >>> It does not mean that. You are wrong. >> >> It does in the context where it was presented. More generally, >> unify_with_occurs_check also fails if the arguments are not >> unfiable. But this possibility is already excluded by their >> successfull unification. >> > > IT CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SEMANTICALLY VALID > YOU ARE 100% COMPLETELY WRONG ABOUT THIS Sure it is, unless your system can't express the properties of the Natural Numbers. > > prolog spots and rejects expressions that have the > "some kind of infinite structure" Liar Paradox > form of pathological self-reference. See page 3. And Prologs logic can't express the properties of the Natural Numbers. > > https://www.researchgate.net/ > publication/350789898_Prolog_detects_and_rejects_pathological_self_reference_in_the_Godel_sentence > >>> I am not going bother to quote Clocksin and Mellish >>> proving that you are wrong. >> >> You are right, a quote that does not support your claim >> is not a good idea. >> > >