2012/9/4 William R. Buckley <[email protected]> > Seems funny that Turing “…assumed that machines could not operate with > infinite numbers…” given that the tape is assumed to be infinite. >
Not really infinite but it has no boundaries, it can always extend if needed. At any given time the used tape is of finite length. Quentin > **** > > ** ** > > wrb**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *John Clark > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 04, 2012 8:59 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Two reasons why computers IMHO cannot exhibit intelligence* > *** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 9:11 AM, benjayk <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > ** ** > > > Showing scientifically that nature is infinite isn't really possible.*** > * > > > Maybe not. In Turing's proof he assumed that machines could not operate > with infinite numbers, so if there is a theory of everything (and there > might not be) and if you know it and if you can use nothing but that to > show independently of Turing that no machine can solve the Halting Problem > then that would prove that irrational numbers with a infinite number of > digits play no part in the operation of the universe; on the other hand if > this new physical theory shows you how to make such a machine then we'd > know that nature understands and uses infinity. I admit that I used the > word " if " a lot in all that. > > John K Clark > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.**** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
