On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 10:32:55 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> On 5/23/2022 9:23 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> > On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 10:18:37 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >> On 5/23/2022 9:09 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> >>> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 9:50:28 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >>>> On 5/23/2022 8:40 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
> >>>>> On 5/23/22 9:34 PM, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>> On 5/23/2022 8:29 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 9:24:47 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On 5/23/2022 8:15 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> On 5/23/2022 8:05 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 8:57:46 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/23/2022 7:44 PM, Dennis Bush wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2022 at 7:50:36 PM UTC-4, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/23/2022 6:33 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/23/22 3:05 PM, olcott wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 5/23/2022 1:52 PM, Mr Flibble wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A simple multiple choice question for Olcott:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All things being equal which is more likely:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (a) Olcott is correct and everybody else is incorrect
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (b) Olcott is incorrect and everybody else is correct
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> /Flibble
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Believability has the word [lie] embedded directly within
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> itself.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Instead of the fake measure of credibility one must employ
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actual
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> validation.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actual validation conclusively proves that H(P,P)==0
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is correct. This means that everyone that disagrees is either
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> insufficiently technically competent or a liar.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You consider that H(P,P) == 0 is correct when P(P) halts,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when that is
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the DEFINITION of what H(P,P) is supposed to be answering?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The C function H correctly determines that there are no number
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of steps
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> (0 to infinity) of its correct simulation of its input: a pair of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> pointers to finite strings of x86 machine language that would
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever reach
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the last instruction of this input.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> But since H has a fixed algorithm, it can't simulate for an
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> infinite number of steps. It can only simulate P for some n
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> number of steps.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> None-the-less on the basis of matching known behavior patterns H
> >>>>>>>>>>>> can
> >>>>>>>>>>>> determine what the behavior of the input would be if it did
> >>>>>>>>>>>> simulate an
> >>>>>>>>>>>> infinite number of steps.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> So because Pn(Pn) does not halt then Ha(Pa,Pa)==0 is correct?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> No jackass, infinite loop does not halt because infinite loop is an
> >>>>>>>>>> infinite loop.
> >>>>>>>>>> _Infinite_Loop()
> >>>>>>>>>> [000012c2](01) 55 push ebp
> >>>>>>>>>> [000012c3](02) 8bec mov ebp,esp
> >>>>>>>>>> [000012c5](02) ebfe jmp 000012c5
> >>>>>>>>>> [000012c7](01) 5d pop ebp
> >>>>>>>>>> [000012c8](01) c3 ret
> >>>>>>>>>> Size in bytes:(0007) [000012
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Irrelevant, because this isn't part of any P.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> It not irrelevant jackass it proves that H can detect that an infinite
> >>>>>>>> simulation would never halt without performing an infinite simulation.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> An infinite loop and the infinite simulation in Pn(Pn) are different,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> It sure is _Infinite_Loop() is on topic and H(P,P) is on topic
> >>>>>> and Pn(Pn) is a strawman error intentionally designed to deceive.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If _Infinite_Loop, which isn't at all related to P is on topic, then Pn,
> >>>>> which is one of the P's you talk about must be.
> >>>>>
> >>>> I get to decide what is on topic and what is off topic, I own the topic.
> >>>>> Remember, you confusingly talk about a CLASS of H's since the H you keep
> >>>>> on mentioning doesn't have a distinct rule (since if changes how much is
> >>>>> simulates to be every possible length of simulation), thus giving them
> >>>>> distinct names is a reasonable thing to do.
> >>>> I am referring to one machine language immutable literal string named H
> >>>> and another immutable machine language literal string named P.
> >>>
> >>> Then we'll refer to H as Ha and refer to P as Pa.
> >> No we will not.
> >
> > We all know exactly why not. Because by being clear about which H and which P we're talking about, it exposes the holes in your argument and makes it clear exactly where the problem is. So as Ben has said, clarity is your enemy.
> >
> > So explain exactly what is wrong with the below statement. Failure to explain in detail why it is wrong in your next post will be taken as not being able to explain why it is wrong and an acceptance that it is correct. Stating "strawman" without an explanation will be taken as a failure to explain.
> >
> > Simulating the input to Ha(Pa,Pa) up to an infinite number of steps is done by UTM(Pa,Pa) which halts, so Ha(Pa,Pa)==0 is wrong. And Hb(Pa,Pa)==1 which also shows that Ha(Pa,Pa)==0 is wrong. And yes the input to Ha(Pa,Pa) is the same as the input to Hb(Pa,Pa), and you have no basis to claim otherwise.
> >
> It is just like you are saying that because the dog named Spot is black
> and the cat named Fluffy is white therefore the dog named Rover cannot
> be brown.
>
> Ha(Pa,Pa)
> Hb(Pa,Pa)
> Simulate(Pa,Pa)
>
> are computationally distinct at the x86 machine language level
> and you have always known this therefore you are a damned liar.

I know that you *claim* they are distinct, but you have nothing to back that up. Both Ha and Hb are halt deciders and both are given the same exact input.

By the definition of the halting problem, Ha(Pa,Pa) must answer the question of whether Pa(Pa) halts, and Hb(Pa,Pa) must also answer the question of whether Pa(Pa) halts.

When Ha and Hb trace their identical inputs, the traces are identical up to the point that Ha aborts. Hb then simulates that same input past the point that Ha aborted all the way to a final state, showing that Ha(Pa,Pa)==0 is false.

> > If you mean "what if Pa called Hn instead of Ha" then you don't have Pa anymore. You have Pn. In that case, you ARE in fact saying that because Pn(Pn) does not halt then Ha(Pa,Pa)==0 is correct, which makes no sense.
> >
> >