[FOM] Re: Comment on Church's Thesis (Harvey Friedman)

[Dennis E. Hamilton]

The undecidability of the halting problem is generally developed as a result about Turing machines.

Where do you see Church's Thesis entering into it?  

-- Dennis

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-----Original Message-----
From: fom-bounces at cs.nyu.edu [mailto:fom-bounces at cs.nyu.edu]On Behalf Of addamo
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 23:43
To: FOM
Subject: [FOM] Re: Comment on Church's Thesis (Harvey Friedman)

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Do you or anybody know a proof of the undecidability of the Halting problem
not depending on Church's Thesis? 

Adam