Re: Yet another Attempt at Disproving the Halting Problem

From: Mitch Harris (harrisq_at_tcs.inf.tu-dresden.de)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: 1 Aug 2004 19:18:41 GMT

Peter Olcott <olcott@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>"Eray Ozkural exa" <erayo@bilkent.edu.tr> wrote in message
>>
>> What is the probability that all of the computer scientists who
>> responded to you have a poorer understanding of the problem than
>> yourself? (Hint: assume that there are 10 people who responded to you
>> independently)
>
>I will answer that question with another question.
>What is the probability that the ad verecundiam fallacy is not an
>error of reasoning?
>http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AdVerecundiam

in mathematics, very high. So that would make the answer to Eray's
question...?

Mitch

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Possible F77 Code Improvement ??
    ... standard references fall down badly, because computer scientists ... that is strictly Owith probability one. ... I can't understand fully what your post is saying. ...
    (comp.lang.fortran)
  • Re: Yet another Attempt at Disproving the Halting Problem
    ... Peter Olcott wrote: ... >> What is the probability that all of the computer scientists who ... >> responded to you have a poorer understanding of the problem than ...
    (comp.theory)
  • Re: Yet another Attempt at Disproving the Halting Problem
    ... Peter Olcott wrote: ... >> What is the probability that all of the computer scientists who ... >> responded to you have a poorer understanding of the problem than ...
    (sci.logic)
  • Re: Yet another Attempt at Disproving the Halting Problem
    ... > What is the probability that the ad verecundiam fallacy is not an error of reasoning? ... * Expert community may in fact agree that X is true. ... responses that have been given to you. ... computer scientists who responded to you have a poorer understanding ...
    (comp.theory)
  • Re: Yet another Attempt at Disproving the Halting Problem
    ... > What is the probability that the ad verecundiam fallacy is not an error of reasoning? ... * Expert community may in fact agree that X is true. ... responses that have been given to you. ... computer scientists who responded to you have a poorer understanding ...
    (comp.lang.cpp)