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Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO

From dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.theory, comp.ai.philosophy, comp.software-eng
Subject Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO
Date 2026-01-24 20:03 -0800
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On 1/24/26 7:42 PM, olcott wrote:
> On 1/24/2026 9:12 PM, dart200 wrote:
>> On 1/24/26 6:53 PM, olcott wrote:
>>> On 1/24/2026 8:38 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>> On 1/24/26 6:35 PM, olcott wrote:
>>>>> On 1/24/2026 6:52 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/24/26 6:06 PM, olcott wrote:
>>>>>>> On 1/6/2026 1:47 AM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the CT-thesis is a thesis, not a proof. 
>>>>>>> *I think that I fixed that*
>>>>>>> It seems to me that if something cannot be computed
>>>>>>> by applying finite string transformation rules to
>>>>>>> input finite strings then it cannot be computed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As soon as this is shown to be categorically impossible
>>>>>>> then the thesis turns into a proof.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In other words, you just don't know what you are talking about.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It is categorically impossible to define a
>>>>> computation more powerful than that above.
>>>>
>>>> i mean turing machines are just a method to specify string 
>>>> transformations on the tape ???
>>>>
>>>> they are primarily defined by a large transition table for what 
>>>> operation is done based on the state of the machine...
>>>>
>>>
>>> No if you look at the Chomsky Hierarchy
>>> they are much more powerful than finite
>>> state machines.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chomsky_hierarchy
>>
>> sorry idk what u mean: Type-0 recursively enumerable langauges, 
>> "recognized" by turing machines, are the most "powerful" in that they 
>> encompass the "most" computations ... ?
>>
> 
> It requires the most powerful machine to recognize them.
> Regular thus finite-state-machines are the weakest.

i literally said turing machine, not finite-state-automota... ???

> 
>> ... huh a bit unrelated but it's interesting to note that despite 
>> being technically the same cardinality, the Type-0 language 
>> encompasses "more" computations than say Type-1 Type-2 or Type-3 
>> language.
>>
>> sure we call this "power" and not "size", but the fundamental fact is 
>> that Type-0 includes computations of Type 1, 2, and 3 languages + more 
>> that aren't included in any of those, so it includes "more" 
>> computations than the more limited types.
>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> The fact that it is impossible to build a computation that, given 
>>>>>> a representation of another computation and its input, determine 
>>>>>> for all cases if the computation will halt does nothing to further 
>>>>>> the question of are Turing Machines the most powerful form of 
>>>>>> computation.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> 


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Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 17:06 -0600
  Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2026-01-24 19:52 -0500
    Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-24 18:05 -0800
      Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2026-01-25 13:23 -0500
        Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-25 13:04 -0800
          Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2026-01-25 17:40 -0500
            Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-25 22:50 -0800
              Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-26 01:35 -0800
              Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2026-01-26 11:43 -0500
                Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-26 11:45 -0800
                Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2026-01-26 17:28 -0500
                Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-27 00:00 -0800
    Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 20:35 -0600
      Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-24 18:38 -0800
        Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 20:53 -0600
          Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-24 19:12 -0800
            Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 21:42 -0600
              Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-24 20:03 -0800
                Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 22:06 -0600
                Re: is the ct-thesis cooked? PLO dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-01-24 21:45 -0800

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