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Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing???

From dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math, sci.math.symbolic
Subject Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing???
Date 2026-05-02 11:59 -0700
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On 5/2/26 5:32 AM, olcott wrote:
> On 5/1/2026 10:57 PM, Ross Finlayson wrote:
>> On 05/01/2026 02:46 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>> On 5/1/26 2:19 PM, olcott wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2026 4:06 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>> you seem to agree the halting problem isn't solvable,
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you would fucking pay close attention:
>>>> The halting problem is unsolvable for the same
>>>> reason that the question: What time is it (yes or no)?
>>>> is unsolvable.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe if you would repeat that to yourself
>>>> 10,000 times you would bother to notice that
>>>> I said this at least once.
>>>
>>> ok. i don't necessarily disagree, the particular input is undecidable
>>> due to the form of the input itself...
>>>
>>> the problem i'm have with ur proposals is:
>>>
>>> _why do i care_ ???
>>>
>>> can we further our ability in any way shape or form with this
>>> understanding???
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> so u seem to agree with consensus on the matter,
>>>>>
>>>>> yet you're going on and on about them being wrong about why???
>>>>>
>>>>> thing is: why do i care???
>>>>>
>>>>> what _new abilities_ does ur supposed novel understanding actually
>>>>> unlock???
>>>>>
>>>>> can we _do_ anything more it with it???
>>>>>
>>>>> cause to me it seems ur proposing a new explanation, for the _same_
>>>>> limitations,
>>>>>
>>>>> and that is _not at all_ exciting to think about.
>>>>>
>>>>> why would i care about a "new" explanation for the _same_ 
>>>>> limitations???
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> That's the wrong question word when the answer is "what time",
>> the "when" interrogative only has temporal-type relations,
>> not Boolean relations, except for concurrence in times,
>> like "it'll happen when it happens".
>>
>> Interrogatives are also indicators, adverbial after copulas.
>>
>>
> 
> The question: "What time is it (yes or no)?"
> is an incorrect question because it is a type
> mismatch error.
> 
> It turns out that all of undecidability has only
> been a misconception. It has only ever actually been:
> (a) Incorrect questions.
> (b) Outside of the body of knowledge.
> 

but we know DD halts so it's obliviously not "outside the body of 
knowledge", it's just outside what HHH can coherent return...

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polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 14:06 -0700
  Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 16:19 -0500
    Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 14:46 -0700
      Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 16:53 -0500
        Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 16:13 -0700
          Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 18:20 -0500
            Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 16:27 -0700
              Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 18:36 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 17:51 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 20:23 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 20:13 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 22:56 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 01:21 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 07:45 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 12:09 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 14:49 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 15:10 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 13:27 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 15:52 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 20:12 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 23:00 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 21:23 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-03 08:59 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-05-04 09:21 +0300
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-04 10:29 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-05-05 11:50 +0300
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 11:11 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-05-06 11:09 +0300
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 08:54 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-05-07 10:09 +0300
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-07 09:13 -0500
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2026-05-08 10:27 +0300
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 02:14 -0700
              Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 19:07 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 20:14 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 20:16 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-01 20:21 -0700
          Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-06-11 22:17 +0100
            Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 17:19 -0500
              Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-06-12 15:28 +0100
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-06-12 11:03 -0500
      Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-05-01 20:57 -0700
        Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 07:32 -0500
          Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 11:59 -0700
          Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 12:08 -0700
            Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 14:48 -0500
              Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? dart200 <user7160@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-02 13:20 -0700
                Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Ross Finlayson <ross.a.finlayson@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 20:50 -0700
    Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Mr Flibble <flibble@red-dwarf.jmc.corp> - 2026-05-02 15:50 +0000
      Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-05-02 11:02 -0500
  Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? Tristan Wibberley <tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk> - 2026-06-11 22:12 +0100
    Re: polcott wtf are you even arguing??? olcott <polcott333@gmail.com> - 2026-06-11 17:17 -0500

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