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Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy)

From André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math, comp.software-eng
Subject Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy)
Date 2022-07-09 13:45 -0600
Organization Christians and Atheists United Against Creeping Agnosticism
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On 2022-07-09 13:26, olcott wrote:
> On 7/9/2022 1:08 PM, olcott wrote:
>> https://www.liarparadox.org/Sipser_165_167.pdf
>>
>> typedef void (*ptr)();
>>
>> // Sipser's diagonal argument
>> int D(ptr x)
>> {
>>    if (H(x,x) == 0) // reject
>>      return 1;
>>    else             // accept
>>      return 0;
>> }
>>
>> int main()
>> {
>>    Output("D(D) = ", D(D));
>> }
>>

Why is your main() calling D(D) rather than H(D, D)? No one cares what 
D(D) reports. At issue is whether H() can correctly report on the 
halting status of D(D).

> 
> If the above encoding of Sipser is correct then all that D does is 
> incorrectly report what H(D,D) correctly reports.
> 
> This causes the diagonal argument of the halting theorem to be trivially 
> incorrect.

Only because you do not understand it.

André


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Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 13:08 -0500
  Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 14:41 -0400
  Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 14:26 -0500
    Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 13:45 -0600
      Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 14:51 -0500
        Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 14:03 -0600
          Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 15:44 -0500
            Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 15:03 -0600
              Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 16:05 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 15:12 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 16:20 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 15:34 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 16:41 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 15:51 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 17:05 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 16:24 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 16:44 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 16:33 -0500
        Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 16:11 -0400
          Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 14:14 -0600
            Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 16:26 -0400
              Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2022-07-09 22:50 +0100
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2022-07-10 00:04 +0100
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 18:36 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 17:49 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 19:08 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 19:04 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 20:41 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 21:56 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 20:04 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 21:21 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 22:50 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) "dklei...@gmail.com" <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2022-07-09 19:20 -0700
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 21:34 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 20:46 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 22:48 -0500
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-10 07:15 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 23:00 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 20:42 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 18:57 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 21:39 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 20:15 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 21:23 -0500
              Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 15:59 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 18:37 -0400
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) André G. Isaak <agisaak@gm.invalid> - 2022-07-09 16:48 -0600
                Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 19:11 -0400
            Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 15:51 -0500
              Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-09 17:40 -0400
            Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) [wrong source code corrected] olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 15:54 -0500
      Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-09 14:57 -0500
  Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2022-07-10 15:26 +0300
    Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-10 08:34 -0500
      Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-10 17:30 -0400
      Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2022-07-12 16:09 +0300
        Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-12 08:13 -0500
          Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-12 19:03 -0400
        Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2022-07-13 07:45 -0500
          Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2022-07-13 16:47 +0300
            Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2022-07-13 09:49 -0500
              Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-13 18:47 -0400
          Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-13 18:43 -0400
  Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2022-07-20 10:48 +0300
    Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-20 07:16 -0400
      Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Mikko <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2022-07-20 17:33 +0300
        Re: Did I encode Sipser correctly? (it seemed too easy) Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2022-07-20 18:50 -0400

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