Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: Collatz Conjecture proved. Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:16:17 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: <86cy2mja3y.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <96ed450bdb96454829f94b79519afa93595b27c1.camel@gmail.com> <5dbb5d96b3bb34ac21754a4f59617b572059e857.camel@gmail.com> <10l44rd$u7or$1@dont-email.me> <975e829c29ff11e83681aa87e347c7ef1ffe43dc.camel@gmail.com> <86y0lijt5y.fsf@linuxsc.com> <12b70214b1ce2bfe948d72263ac0888e666369cd.camel@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:16:22 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="72e789f1a61a439ff5daaffc25398413"; logging-data="1520319"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+9iustDDBItPR4+W8pCMI96Bbm1qwlpxA=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:RnlXKXfovbK8pDFPV/8nNF2+Sxc= sha1:7S4QpIlFA1mhV6dWzRG3UWANaaY= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c:396567 wij writes: > On Tue, 2026-01-27 at 19:46 -0800, Tim Rentsch wrote: > >> wij writes: >> >>> Prop 3: Recurring decimals are irrational numbers. >> >> This proposition is already known to be false from >> elementary (high school or earlier) algebra. > > Agree, but elementary (high school or earlier) algebra told a false > proposition if Prop1, Prop2, Prop3 are true. Prop 3 is false, as stated above. > In case another blind again, ignore what is there and still blindly > repeating something who does not understand. > If so, please post your proof (particularly about Prop1,Prop2,Prop3) > or shut up. I have a degree in Mathematics from Caltech. I have known and worked with some of the best mathematicians in the world. You are welcome to think what you want; based on your past comments I have no reason to think trying to convince you of anything would be successful.