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Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological?

From Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc>
Newsgroups comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math, comp.software-eng
Subject Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological?
Message-ID <20220703175545.000061f6@reddwarf.jmc> (permalink)
References <20220703173125.0000646f@reddwarf.jmc> <36adnTZiR-gKWlz_nZ2dnUU7_8xh4p2d@giganews.com>
Organization Jupiter Mining Corp
Date 2022-07-03 17:55 +0100

Cross-posted to 4 groups.

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On Sun, 3 Jul 2022 11:45:10 -0500
olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> wrote:

> On 7/3/2022 11:31 AM, Mr Flibble wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered
> > pathological?
> > 
> > Specifically is a program that calls a halt decider but
> > discards the result (rather than behaving differently to what the
> > decider decides thereby being an "impossible program") be considered
> > pathological?
> > 
> > Olcott's thesis is predicated on all programs that reference a halt
> > decider be considered pathological even though his halt decider does
> > not return a value to its caller which is counter to the definition
> > of a valid halt decider.
> > 
> > /Flibble
> >   
> 
> That you are trying to refute my paper without even looking at my
> paper is both stupid and dishonest.

I have no intention of reading your paper until you stop behaving
dishonestly in this forum and actually start addressing the points that
people are making.

/Flibble

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Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-03 11:45 -0500
  Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological? Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-07-03 17:55 +0100
    Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-03 12:07 -0500
      Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological? Mr Flibble <flibble@reddwarf.jmc> - 2022-07-03 18:12 +0100
        Re: Should any program that calls a halt decider be considered pathological? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-03 12:17 -0500

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