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> This actually ties into the other point I mentioned: >> How many good people were discouraged into going into this area of research because of this widesprea
by mannykannot 4y ago
> This actually ties into the other point I mentioned:
>> How many good people were discouraged into going into this area of research because of this widespread belief that this pursuit is proven to be unachievable in the general case?
Few if any, as those who are good enough have no difficulty understanding both the seminal importance of Turing's work and the realities of actual computing devices.
- wizeman 4y agoI agree a bit with your point, but still, given how little it is usually emphasized that the Halting problem is not valid for finite-state machines I'm not sure that even very smart people don't mistakenly end up believing that it is.
- mannykannot 4y agoYou appear to have a low opinion of other people's cognitive abilities. In that light, perhaps you should consider the possibility that your position, which strenuously attempts to imply that there is a serious cognitive dissonance here, could complicate understanding these matters for someone who is approaching them for the first time.