Re: Can returning a value change the value itself (in the Halting Problem)

From: Simon G Best (s.g.best_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 08/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 20:03:15 +0000 (UTC)

Peter Olcott wrote:
> Many of the attempts at refuting my refutation of the Halting Problem
> implicitly assumed that the answer to this question is no. They try to
> prove that my refutation is wrong by making this false assumption.
> Instead of keeping this false assumption hidden under the cover of
> rhetoric, let's analyze it explicitly.
>
> The goal of this thread is to analyze each and every step exactly
> one step at a time until this question has final resolution that most
> everyone can agree to.

First, we need to start with a clear, precise question. The question
you've got in the subject line is unclear, vague, and terribly
imprecise. What do you mean by "returning"? What do you mean by "change"?

Simon

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