• Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Thu Feb 5 10:55:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    Changing the foundation to proof theoretic semantics where
    truth is well-founded provability blocks TarskirCOs diagonal
    step most clearly seen on line (3)

    Here is the Tarski Undefinability Theorem proof
    (1) x ree Provable if and only if p
    (2) x ree True if and only if p
    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True. // (1) and (2) combined
    (4) either x ree True or x|a ree True; // axiom: ~True(x) re? ~True(~x)
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True; // axiom: Provable(x) raA True(x)
    (6) if x|a ree Provable, then x|a ree True; // axiom: Provable(~x) raA True(~x)
    (7) x ree True
    (8) x ree Provable
    (9) x|a ree Provable

    https://liarparadox.org/Tarski_275_276.pdf

    A proof theoretic prover rejects expressions that
    do not have "a well-founded justification tree within
    Proof theoretic semantics".

    The same way that Prolog does

    % This sentence is not true.
    ?- LP = not(true(LP)).
    LP = not(true(LP)).
    ?- unify_with_occurs_check(LP, not(true(LP))).
    false.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>

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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Thu Feb 5 19:41:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/5/26 11:55 AM, olcott wrote:
    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    No, because you can't USE "Proof Theoretic Semantics" in a system that
    meets his rquirements, as they can't actually handle the semantics of mathematics.



    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    Changing the foundation to proof theoretic semantics where
    truth is well-founded provability blocks TarskirCOs diagonal
    step most clearly seen on line (3)

    And the Natural Numbers no longer exist.

    Sorry, you don't understand that the field has already DEFINED its truth definition, and thus you can't change it.


    Here is the Tarski Undefinability Theorem proof

    Your missing where that first statement comes from, it isn't an
    "assumption", but a statement that is proven to have a meaning in the
    system.

    (1) x ree Provable if and only if p
    (2) x ree True if and only if p
    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True. // (1) and (2) combined
    (4) either x ree True or x|a ree True;-a-a-a-a // axiom: ~True(x) re? ~True(~x)
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(x) raA True(x) (6) if x|a ree Provable, then x|a ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(~x) raA True(~x)
    (7) x ree True
    (8) x ree Provable
    (9) x|a ree Provable

    https://liarparadox.org/Tarski_275_276.pdf

    A proof theoretic prover rejects expressions that
    do not have "a well-founded justification tree within
    Proof theoretic semantics".

    The same way that Prolog does

    % This sentence is not true.
    ?- LP = not(true(LP)).
    LP = not(true(LP)).
    ?- unify_with_occurs_check(LP, not(true(LP))).
    false.



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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Thu Feb 5 18:44:54 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/5/2026 10:55 AM, olcott wrote:
    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    Changing the foundation to proof theoretic semantics where
    truth is well-founded provability blocks TarskirCOs diagonal
    step most clearly seen on line (3)

    Here is the Tarski Undefinability Theorem proof
    (1) x ree Provable if and only if p
    (2) x ree True if and only if p
    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True. // (1) and (2) combined
    (4) either x ree True or x|a ree True;-a-a-a-a // axiom: ~True(x) re? ~True(~x)
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(x) raA True(x) (6) if x|a ree Provable, then x|a ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(~x) raA True(~x)
    (7) x ree True
    (8) x ree Provable
    (9) x|a ree Provable

    https://liarparadox.org/Tarski_275_276.pdf

    A proof theoretic prover rejects expressions that
    do not have "a well-founded justification tree within
    Proof theoretic semantics".

    The same way that Prolog does

    % This sentence is not true.
    ?- LP = not(true(LP)).
    LP = not(true(LP)).
    ?- unify_with_occurs_check(LP, not(true(LP))).
    false.



    With actual competent human review
    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics
    is changed to

    x ree Provable rcA x ree True // proof theoretic semantics
    This is Tarski's line (5)

    This overrules anything that contradicts it because
    it has now attained axiom status.

    Below I show how this overrules Tarski line (3)
    thus overcoming Tarski Undefinability when we
    change its foundation from truth conditional semantics
    to proof theoretic semantics. PTS was not available
    at the time That he wrote
    "The Concept of Truth in Formalized Languages"

    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True.
    can be divided into
    (3)(a) if x ree Provable, then x ree True
    (3)(b) if x ree True, then x ree Provable
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True
    (5) combined with (3)(b) becomes
    if x ree ProvablerCarCethen rCex ree Provable
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Thu Feb 5 20:14:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/5/26 7:44 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/5/2026 10:55 AM, olcott wrote:
    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    Changing the foundation to proof theoretic semantics where
    truth is well-founded provability blocks TarskirCOs diagonal
    step most clearly seen on line (3)

    Here is the Tarski Undefinability Theorem proof
    (1) x ree Provable if and only if p
    (2) x ree True if and only if p
    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True. // (1) and (2) combined
    (4) either x ree True or x|a ree True;-a-a-a-a // axiom: ~True(x) re? ~True(~x)
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(x) raA True(x) >> (6) if x|a ree Provable, then x|a ree True;-a // axiom: Provable(~x) raA True(~x)
    (7) x ree True
    (8) x ree Provable
    (9) x|a ree Provable

    https://liarparadox.org/Tarski_275_276.pdf

    A proof theoretic prover rejects expressions that
    do not have "a well-founded justification tree within
    Proof theoretic semantics".

    The same way that Prolog does

    % This sentence is not true.
    ?- LP = not(true(LP)).
    LP = not(true(LP)).
    ?- unify_with_occurs_check(LP, not(true(LP))).
    false.



    With actual competent human review
    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics
    is changed to

    x ree Provable rcA x ree True // proof theoretic semantics
    This is Tarski's line (5)

    Which is a statement he PROVED was a statement with a meaning in the
    system, but you ignore that.


    This overrules anything that contradicts it because
    it has now attained axiom status.


    Nope, you don't "Overrule" things in logic, you just get a contradictioh
    which means you BROKE THE SYSTEM by asserting the contracdiction.


    Below I show how this overrules Tarski line (3)

    No such operation.

    All you are doing is proving you don't understand how real logic works.

    But then, you think you can make yourself God by just claiming it, and
    you will find out how wrong you are when you do meet him.

    thus overcoming Tarski Undefinability when we
    change its foundation from truth conditional semantics
    to proof theoretic semantics. PTS was not available
    at the time That he wrote
    "The Concept of Truth in Formalized Languages"

    (3) x ree Provable if and only if x ree True.
    can be divided into
    (3)(a) if x ree Provable, then x ree True
    (3)(b) if x ree True, then x ree Provable
    (5) if x ree Provable, then x ree True
    (5) combined with (3)(b) becomes
    if x ree ProvablerCarCethen rCex ree Provable



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  • From Mikko@mikko.levanto@iki.fi to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 11:01:09 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.
    --
    Mikko
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 09:30:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.


    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 13:15:45 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.


    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you
    statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.



    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for years,
    but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is (yet).

    Your problem is it seems you fundamentally don't understand how
    semantics work, and why it is important to put things into context.

    This shows in part because you keep on trying to apply principles for
    general Philosophy to Formal Logic, where they do not apply.

    Sorry, you are just showing your fundamental ignorance of what you are
    talking about.
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 14:00:34 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/2026 12:15 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.


    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.


    This was corrected by an expert that seems
    to really know these things.

    This same expert agrees that with within PTS:
    "if x is provable, then it is true."



    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for years,
    but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is (yet).


    reCx (~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x))
    Seems to be exactly and precisely what Proof Theoretic
    Semantics actually says. Since the SEP article was
    written by the guy that coined the term:
    "Proof Theoretic Semantics"
    It should be pretty definitive.

    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/proof-theoretic-semantics/

    Your problem is it seems you fundamentally don't understand how
    semantics work, and why it is important to put things into context.


    Not at all. It all in "Proof Theoretic Semantics"

    This shows in part because you keep on trying to apply principles for general Philosophy to Formal Logic, where they do not apply.


    Try saying that after you spend three hours carefully studying
    the linked article. That article is not the end-all be-all
    of "Proof Theoretic Semantics", yet it does seem to be the
    most definitive single source.

    Sorry, you are just showing your fundamental ignorance of what you are talking about.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 18:18:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/26 3:00 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 12:15 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.


    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you
    statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.


    This was corrected by an expert that seems
    to really know these things.

    This same expert agrees that with within PTS:
    "if x is provable, then it is true."


    Right, Provable leads to Truth. But Not Provable does not mean not true,
    or Truth require provability by the axiom.

    I gues you are just admitting that you are just a pathetic liar.




    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you
    are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for
    years, but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is (yet).


    reCx-a (~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x))
    Seems to be exactly and precisely what Proof Theoretic
    Semantics actually says. Since the SEP article was
    written by the guy that coined the term:
    "Proof Theoretic Semantics"
    It should be pretty definitive.

    No, which is part of your problem. Proof-Theoretic Semantics say we
    can't talk about the truth of a statement we can not prove, NOT that the statement can't be true without the proof, just we can't talk about it.

    Proof-Theoretic Semantics limits our way of looking at things to what
    can be proven, and things outside of what can be proven are just outside
    the domain of discussion.

    The problem of using this Philosophical view in Formal Logic systems
    that have the power to create the Natural Number system is that we
    suddenly find we can't know if we can talk about a given statement until
    we solve it.


    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/proof-theoretic-semantics/

    Your problem is it seems you fundamentally don't understand how
    semantics work, and why it is important to put things into context.


    Not at all. It all in "Proof Theoretic Semantics"

    Which you don't understand, as that is all discussion in PHILOSOPHY, not FORMAL LOGIC, particularly those systems that can create infinite
    domains of reguard.


    This shows in part because you keep on trying to apply principles for
    general Philosophy to Formal Logic, where they do not apply.


    Try saying that after you spend three hours carefully studying
    the linked article. That article is not the end-all be-all
    of "Proof Theoretic Semantics", yet it does seem to be the
    most definitive single source.

    Maybe you should notice how many times they talk about removing things
    like in standard logic. Since Formal Logic system include in there definitions, the mode of interpreation of the logic, you aren't allowed
    to change that and keep the system being "the same".

    In other words, if you want to change to your "Proof-Theoretic
    Semantics", you FIRST need to show how much of the system services the
    change of rules.

    Since the definition of arithmatic of Natural Numbers falls apart if you
    try to force this on it, all you are doing is saying that you logic
    can't handle mathematics.


    Sorry, you are just showing your fundamental ignorance of what you are
    talking about.



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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 18:10:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/2026 5:18 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 3:00 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 12:15 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define. >>>>>

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you
    statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.


    This was corrected by an expert that seems
    to really know these things.

    This same expert agrees that with within PTS:
    "if x is provable, then it is true."


    Right, Provable leads to Truth. But Not Provable does not mean not true,
    or Truth require provability by the axiom.

    I gues you are just admitting that you are just a pathetic liar.




    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you
    are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for
    years, but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is
    (yet).


    reCx-a (~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x))
    Seems to be exactly and precisely what Proof Theoretic
    Semantics actually says. Since the SEP article was
    written by the guy that coined the term:
    "Proof Theoretic Semantics"
    It should be pretty definitive.

    No, which is part of your problem. Proof-Theoretic Semantics say we
    can't talk about the truth of a statement we can not prove, NOT that the statement can't be true without the proof, just we can't talk about it.


    Lets try to say this exactly accurately.
    In PTS expressions that are unprovable are
    ungrounded in semantic meaning.

    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    atomic facts, which consist either of a simple
    particular exhibiting a quality, or multiple
    simple particulars standing in a relation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-atomism/

    Proof-Theoretic Semantics limits our way of looking at things to what
    can be proven, and things outside of what can be proven are just outside
    the domain of discussion.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    necessarily includes the entire body of knowledge
    expressed in language.

    The problem of using this Philosophical view in Formal Logic systems
    that have the power to create the Natural Number system is that we
    suddenly find we can't know if we can talk about a given statement until
    we solve it.


    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/proof-theoretic-semantics/

    Your problem is it seems you fundamentally don't understand how
    semantics work, and why it is important to put things into context.


    Not at all. It all in "Proof Theoretic Semantics"

    Which you don't understand, as that is all discussion in PHILOSOPHY, not FORMAL LOGIC, particularly those systems that can create infinite
    domains of reguard.


    This shows in part because you keep on trying to apply principles for
    general Philosophy to Formal Logic, where they do not apply.


    Try saying that after you spend three hours carefully studying
    the linked article. That article is not the end-all be-all
    of "Proof Theoretic Semantics", yet it does seem to be the
    most definitive single source.

    Maybe you should notice how many times they talk about removing things
    like in standard logic. Since Formal Logic system include in there definitions, the mode of interpreation of the logic, you aren't allowed
    to change that and keep the system being "the same".

    In other words, if you want to change to your "Proof-Theoretic
    Semantics", you FIRST need to show how much of the system services the change of rules.

    Since the definition of arithmatic of Natural Numbers falls apart if you
    try to force this on it, all you are doing is saying that you logic
    can't handle mathematics.


    reCx (Provable(PA, x) rcA True(PA, x))
    reCx (Provable(PA, ~x) rcA False(PA, x))
    reCx (~True(PA, x) reo ~False(PA, x) rco ~Truth_Apt(PA, x))
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 19:23:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/26 7:10 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 5:18 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 3:00 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 12:15 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define. >>>>>>

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you
    statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.


    This was corrected by an expert that seems
    to really know these things.

    This same expert agrees that with within PTS:
    "if x is provable, then it is true."


    Right, Provable leads to Truth. But Not Provable does not mean not
    true, or Truth require provability by the axiom.

    I gues you are just admitting that you are just a pathetic liar.




    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you
    are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for
    years, but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is
    (yet).


    reCx-a (~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x))
    Seems to be exactly and precisely what Proof Theoretic
    Semantics actually says. Since the SEP article was
    written by the guy that coined the term:
    "Proof Theoretic Semantics"
    It should be pretty definitive.

    No, which is part of your problem. Proof-Theoretic Semantics say we
    can't talk about the truth of a statement we can not prove, NOT that
    the statement can't be true without the proof, just we can't talk
    about it.


    Lets try to say this exactly accurately.
    In PTS expressions that are unprovable are
    ungrounded in semantic meaning.

    Right, which means you can't talk about them.


    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Then you aren't talking about a real Formal System.

    This is your problem, You don't understand what a Formal system actually is.

    You keep on thinking it is just a form of Philosophy, which it really isn't.


    -a atomic facts, which consist either of a simple
    -a particular exhibiting a quality, or multiple
    -a simple particulars standing in a relation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-atomism/

    So, how do you fit Peano Arithmatic into that system?


    Proof-Theoretic Semantics limits our way of looking at things to what
    can be proven, and things outside of what can be proven are just
    outside the domain of discussion.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    necessarily includes the entire body of knowledge
    expressed in language.

    Try to do it.

    Since that body of knowledge expresses facts about mathematics and such system, it include things like the Pythagorean Theorem, which is *NOT*
    true just on the meaning of its words, or even as just "expressed in
    language" but as a logical deduction based on the axios of the system it
    is embedded into, processed to a conclusion.


    The problem of using this Philosophical view in Formal Logic systems
    that have the power to create the Natural Number system is that we
    suddenly find we can't know if we can talk about a given statement
    until we solve it.


    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/proof-theoretic-semantics/

    Your problem is it seems you fundamentally don't understand how
    semantics work, and why it is important to put things into context.


    Not at all. It all in "Proof Theoretic Semantics"

    Which you don't understand, as that is all discussion in PHILOSOPHY,
    not FORMAL LOGIC, particularly those systems that can create infinite
    domains of reguard.


    This shows in part because you keep on trying to apply principles
    for general Philosophy to Formal Logic, where they do not apply.


    Try saying that after you spend three hours carefully studying
    the linked article. That article is not the end-all be-all
    of "Proof Theoretic Semantics", yet it does seem to be the
    most definitive single source.

    Maybe you should notice how many times they talk about removing things
    like in standard logic. Since Formal Logic system include in there
    definitions, the mode of interpreation of the logic, you aren't
    allowed to change that and keep the system being "the same".

    In other words, if you want to change to your "Proof-Theoretic
    Semantics", you FIRST need to show how much of the system services the
    change of rules.

    Since the definition of arithmatic of Natural Numbers falls apart if
    you try to force this on it, all you are doing is saying that you
    logic can't handle mathematics.


    reCx (Provable(PA, x)-a rcA True(PA, x))
    reCx (Provable(PA, ~x) rcA False(PA, x))
    reCx (~True(PA, x) reo ~False(PA, x) rco ~Truth_Apt(PA, x))



    Which isn't what Proof Theoretic says,

    As it doesn't introduce the concept of the predicate "True".

    It says if you CAN prove the statement in the system, then you can say
    the statement is true.

    And, if you CAN prove the converse of the statement in the system, then
    you can say the statement if false,

    And, if you CAN prove that the you can never do either of the above, you
    can say the statement is non-well-founded.

    You might not be able to do any of the above, in which case you can't
    talk about the statement and it truth.

    Since in mathematics, there ARE statements for which you can't do any of
    the above, Proof-Theoretic Semantic fall apart for it, as you start to
    run into the issue of not knowing if you can talk about the statements.
    It works better in simpler systems where there are many statements for
    which you can reduce it to one of the three cases you can talk about.


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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Fri Feb 6 19:13:50 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/2026 6:23 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 7:10 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 5:18 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 3:00 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 12:15 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 10:30 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define. >>>>>>>

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    But the axiom uses rcA which goes in just one direction, while you
    statements used rco which attempts to go both ways.


    This was corrected by an expert that seems
    to really know these things.

    This same expert agrees that with within PTS:
    "if x is provable, then it is true."


    Right, Provable leads to Truth. But Not Provable does not mean not
    true, or Truth require provability by the axiom.

    I gues you are just admitting that you are just a pathetic liar.




    There are dozens of papers needed to verify this.
    It will take me quite a while to form proper citations
    of these papers. It is anchored in proof theoretic semantics.
    Generic PTS states that ~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x).
    Model theory and truth conditional semantics are rejected.


    And, I think your problem is you don't actually understand what you >>>>> are reading. This shows in that you have been making the claim for
    years, but you are now admitting you can't ACTUALLY show why it is
    (yet).


    reCx-a (~Provable(x) rco Meaningless(x))
    Seems to be exactly and precisely what Proof Theoretic
    Semantics actually says. Since the SEP article was
    written by the guy that coined the term:
    "Proof Theoretic Semantics"
    It should be pretty definitive.

    No, which is part of your problem. Proof-Theoretic Semantics say we
    can't talk about the truth of a statement we can not prove, NOT that
    the statement can't be true without the proof, just we can't talk
    about it.


    Lets try to say this exactly accurately.
    In PTS expressions that are unprovable are
    ungrounded in semantic meaning.

    Right, which means you can't talk about them.


    Your way of saying it is way too weak.
    Is gibberish nonsense is more accurate.


    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Then you aren't talking about a real Formal System.

    This is your problem, You don't understand what a Formal system actually
    is.

    You keep on thinking it is just a form of Philosophy, which it really
    isn't.


    -a-a atomic facts, which consist either of a simple
    -a-a particular exhibiting a quality, or multiple
    -a-a simple particulars standing in a relation.
    https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logical-atomism/

    So, how do you fit Peano Arithmatic into that system?


    Proof-Theoretic Semantics limits our way of looking at things to what
    can be proven, and things outside of what can be proven are just
    outside the domain of discussion.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    necessarily includes the entire body of knowledge
    expressed in language.

    Try to do it.

    Since that body of knowledge expresses facts about mathematics and such system, it include things like the Pythagorean Theorem, which is *NOT*
    true just on the meaning of its words,

    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"

    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS
    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS
    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS
    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS
    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS
    NOT THE MEANING OF WORDS

    *THE MEANING IN ALL FORMAL MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL LANGUAGES*
    *THE MEANING IN ALL FORMAL MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL LANGUAGES*
    *THE MEANING IN ALL FORMAL MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL LANGUAGES*

    I spent 25 years coming up with that you could
    take two minutes to pay COMPLETE ATTENTION.
    <snip>


    Since the definition of arithmatic of Natural Numbers falls apart if
    you try to force this on it, all you are doing is saying that you
    logic can't handle mathematics.


    reCx (Provable(PA, x)-a rcA True(PA, x))
    reCx (Provable(PA, ~x) rcA False(PA, x))
    reCx (~True(PA, x) reo ~False(PA, x) rco ~Truth_Apt(PA, x))



    Which isn't what Proof Theoretic says,

    As it doesn't introduce the concept of the predicate "True".

    It says if you CAN prove the statement in the system, then you can say
    the statement is true.

    And, if you CAN prove the converse of the statement in the system, then
    you can say the statement if false,

    And, if you CAN prove that the you can never do either of the above, you
    can say the statement is non-well-founded.


    *Good job, you got the most important point exactly correctly*
    Non-well-founded means not truth-apt.

    You might not be able to do any of the above, in which case you can't
    talk about the statement and it truth.


    The key thing is that PTS rejects cases of pathological
    self-reference as lacking a well-founded justification
    tree thus semantically ill-formed within PTS.

    Since in mathematics, there ARE statements for which you can't do any of
    the above, Proof-Theoretic Semantic fall apart for it, as you start to
    run into the issue of not knowing if you can talk about the statements.
    It works better in simpler systems where there are many statements for
    which you can reduce it to one of the three cases you can talk about.



    You are conflating mathematics within the foundation of
    Truth Conditional Semantics with mathematics itself.

    Mathematics within Proof Theoretic Semantics cannot
    be incomplete.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 07:10:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Sat Feb 7 08:48:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/6/26 11:35 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 8:33 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 9:16 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 7:54 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/6/26 8:13 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 6:23 PM, Richard Damon wrote:


    <snip>


    What is an expression of language that has no meaning?

    That is your problem, you can't figure out how to make it have the
    meaning you want.

    {Meaningless} did not occur to you?

    So the phrase "expressions of language" is meaningless to you?

    That explains your problem.



    The language of mathematics FULLY understand Godel's statment, but
    you > need it to have no meaning.


    Truth Conditional Semantics fails.
    Proof Theoretic Semantics succeeds.

    Not for math. Your world can't have mathematics.


    Either you accept the language of methematics, which assigns meaning
    based on infinite sequences of operation, and thus is NOT compatible
    with your proof-theoretic semantic, or you admit that your system
    can't actually handle the meaning of the langugae that you claim to
    handle.


    If these are not algorithmically compressed
    that remain outside of the body of knowledge.

    Wrong. The RULES of Mathemaatics, which define its abilities are finite
    and fully expressible.

    The RESULTS of those rules are infinite, and include results that can
    not be reduced to a finite proof.

    This is your problem, you can't handle systems that are that powerful,
    as you mind just can't handle them.


    <snip>


    Godel's proof shows the limitiation of Proof-Theoretic Semantics in
    a mathematical system.


    Not in the least little bit.

    Sure it does, you are just to ignorant to understand the problem


    He creates a perfectly semantic statement

    In the wrong semantic system.

    In other words, you ADMIT that your system can't handle the semantics
    of basic mathematics,


    It utterly replaces Truth conditional semantics with
    proof theoretic semantics.


    And thus BREAKS the system.

    I(t seems you don't understand what RULES mean, because you don't
    actually understand what truth means.

    I guess I am similar allowed to just say the world is defined to be unintelegable to people like Peter Olcott, and everything they say is a lie.

    Wait, I don't need to make that an imposed rule, it is just a
    demonstratable fact.

    After all, the final statement is just expressed using the language of
    basic mathematics.


    Not at all. The truth predicates have entirely
    different basis.

    WHAT?

    Your problem is you need to speak with a forked tounge, as you logic is
    just inherently inconstant and built on lying.

    HOW can you determine that no proof exist, when there is no finite proof
    of that fact except by relying on Truth-Condintional logic?



    as a relationship that can be finitely tested for any number. He
    then ask a complete semantically reasonable question about that
    relationship, does a number exist that satisfies it, making an
    assertion that it does not.

    This SHOULD have meaning in a system that understands the mathematics. >>>>
    But, by the rules of proof-theoretic semantics, The statement can
    only be considered to be true if we could prove it, and false if we
    could prove its converse, or declared non-well-founded if we could
    prove that neither of those can be shown,

    Yes.


    So, you ADMIT that you system is self-contradictory, by using Truth-
    Condition semantics but also rejects them.


    My system has always used "proof theoretic semantics"
    and this is many years before I even knew that term.

    No, you THINK it does, as just like everything else, you don't actually understand what you are talking about.


    <snip>


    *THE MEANING IN ALL FORMAL MATHEMATICAL AND NATURAL LANGUAGES*

    Then you accept the Formal Logic definition of "Truth" that means
    what can be demonstrated by an infinite sequence of steps, and thus
    reject you proposition that something is only true if it can be proven. >>>>


    We have been over this quite a few time now.
    Anything requiring an infinite number of steps
    is outside the domain of knowledge.


    But not out of the domain of TRUTH.

    And our domain of knowledge accepts that domain of truth.

    Your problem is you don't understand the difference, because you just
    don't understand truth.


    We have two entirely different foundations of truth
    Truth conditional semantics
    proof theoretic semantics
    There truth predicates have an entirely different basis.

    And Proof-Theoretic Semantics can't handle mathematics because your
    claimed "Truth Predicate" blows it up into inconsistancy.

    Sorry, you are just showing that you are too ignorant to understand what
    you are talking about, and can't actually demonstate any of the things
    you are claiming, because you "logic" is based on a lack-of-understanding.


    <snip>


    *Good job, you got the most important point exactly correctly*
    Non-well-founded means not truth-apt.

    So, you accept that your "Proof-Theoretic" system uses Truth-
    Conditional meaning, as you can't actually PROVE that something is
    Truth_Apt.


    ABSOLUTELY NOT EVER. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT ???
    ABSOLUTELY NOT EVER. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT ???
    ABSOLUTELY NOT EVER. WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT ???

    How does it determine that something is not well founded if you can't
    prove it.

    Your "Truth-Apt" needs Truth-Conditional interpretation or your last
    statement can't be correct.


    It does not need Truth-Conditional interpretation
    Truth-Conditional interpretation has always been
    totally wrong-headed.

    Then how does it determine something that isn't provable, like the fact
    that the statement isn't provable or disprovable?




    The problem is that while you can determine SOME conditions that make
    a statement True, you can't determine if something is ~True, unless
    you can can actually prove that converse.


    ~Provable(x) rcA ~True(x)

    So, how do you determine ~Provable(x)?

    That is your problem, "Provable" is a Truth-Conditional predicate.

    Negation is limited in Proof-Theoretical Semantics, as while we may be
    able to establish that something is TRUE or FALSE by a proof that we
    have discovered, we can't determine that no such proof exists.

    ~Provable() in PTS might be non-well-founded, or even no knowable.


    <snip>



    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    Including formal mathematical languages and natural language
    Where the meaning of expressions is only defined in terms
    of other expressions makes the entire body of knowledge
    that can be expressed in language nothing more than
    computable relations between finite strings.


    Then it accept Truth by infinite sequence of operations.


    It accepts that they exist and rejects that their result is
    in the domain of knowledge.

    But we are talking about the domain of TRUTHS. That is your problem, you confuse KNOWLEDGE with TRUTH.

    Yes, things that can be proven might not be knowable, but they still
    mighjt be true.


    And thus it accepts that Godel's G statement is true in PA, as by
    testing ALL Natural Numbers (an infinite number of numbers to test) we
    see that none of them satisfies the statement.


    reCx (Provable(PA, x) rcA True(PA, x))

    So? Godel shows a statement G that *IS* True(PA, G), but is not
    Provable(PA, G)

    Thus, you can't convert the implication to equivalence.

    The *IS* no natural number g that satisifies his relationship, so G is true.

    There also is no finite sequence of logical steps in G to prove that, so
    it isn't true.

    Note, Qualifiers over infinite sets, like mathematics allows, can force
    the need to use Truth-Conditional semantics.

    Statements like, There exists or there does not exist, are fundamentally Truth-Conditional when you can not effectively enumerate the condition.


    Note, the Relationship being tested is just defined by normal
    mathematical operations, fully defined in PA. (It was BUILT in the
    meta- math, but to only use the operations defined in basic PA).


    Truth conditional semantics is model theory that has
    been rejected as erroneous. G||del Incompleteness
    cannot exist in Proof Theoretic Semantics.


    Then you reject TRURH as "erroneous".

    And Mathematics can't fully exist in your Proof Theoretic Semantics.

    Sorry, you are just showing your utter stupidity.
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 08:50:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or really
    what knowledge is.

    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are pliable
    and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 08:22:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or really
    what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are pliable
    and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 09:46:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define. >>>>>
    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or really
    what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and by
    your own claims, not a basis for logic.

    But, by the actual meaning of the words, Godel's G is something that can
    be expressed in the language of PA, and has meaning, but is a statement
    that must be true in PA, but can not be proven in PA.

    If your "definition" doesn't do that, you need to show where it makes it
    not so.


    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are pliable
    and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.



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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 09:10:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics
    Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really define. >>>>>>
    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or really
    what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and by
    your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    But, by the actual meaning of the words, Godel's G is something that can
    be expressed in the language of PA, and has meaning, but is a statement
    that must be true in PA, but can not be proven in PA.

    If your "definition" doesn't do that, you need to show where it makes it
    not so.


    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are pliable
    and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.



    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 11:33:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really
    define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true. >>>>>>

    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or
    really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and by
    your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other
    expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything else?


    But, by the actual meaning of the words, Godel's G is something that
    can be expressed in the language of PA, and has meaning, but is a
    statement that must be true in PA, but can not be proven in PA.

    If your "definition" doesn't do that, you need to show where it makes
    it not so.


    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are
    pliable and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.






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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 10:46:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics

    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really >>>>>>>>> define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not >>>>>>> possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true. >>>>>>>

    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or
    really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and
    by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.


    But, by the actual meaning of the words, Godel's G is something that
    can be expressed in the language of PA, and has meaning, but is a
    statement that must be true in PA, but can not be proven in PA.

    If your "definition" doesn't do that, you need to show where it makes
    it not so.


    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are
    pliable and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.






    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sat Feb 7 15:56:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 11:46 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics >>>>>>>>>>
    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really >>>>>>>>>> define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not >>>>>>>> possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true. >>>>>>>>

    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or
    really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and
    by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other
    expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.

    In other words, NO, you can't explain what you mean and need to keep
    changing it because you don't understand what you are talking about.

    A system that is one bing semantic tautology means it is basically
    worthless as everything is just redundently true



    But, by the actual meaning of the words, Godel's G is something that
    can be expressed in the language of PA, and has meaning, but is a
    statement that must be true in PA, but can not be proven in PA.

    If your "definition" doesn't do that, you need to show where it
    makes it not so.


    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are
    pliable and can be changed.

    You are just showing you are just a natural liar.










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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math on Sat Feb 7 19:10:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 2:56 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:46 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics >>>>>>>>>>>
    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really >>>>>>>>>>> define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not >>>>>>>>> possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true. >>>>>>>>>

    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or
    really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, and >>>>> by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything
    else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other
    expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything
    else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.

    In other words, NO, you can't explain what you mean and need to keep changing it because you don't understand what you are talking about.

    A system that is one bing semantic tautology means it is basically
    worthless as everything is just redundently true


    When we understand that every expression that is "true on the basis of
    meaning expressed in language" derives all of its meaning by its
    relation to other expressions of language then we can see that the
    expressions PTS rejects really are semantically meaningless. We can
    anchor this even more by stipulating that these relations are semantic entailment specified syntactically.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Tristan Wibberley@tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Sun Feb 8 02:47:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:
    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is
    not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.
    --
    Tristan Wibberley

    The message body is Copyright (C) 2026 Tristan Wibberley except
    citations and quotations noted. All Rights Reserved except that you may,
    of course, cite it academically giving credit to me, distribute it
    verbatim as part of a usenet system or its archives, and use it to
    promote my greatness and general superiority without misrepresentation
    of my opinions other than my opinion of my greatness and general
    superiority which you _may_ misrepresent. You definitely MAY NOT train
    any production AI system with it but you may train experimental AI that
    will only be used for evaluation of the AI methods it implements.

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  • From Tristan Wibberley@tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Sun Feb 8 02:49:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 07/02/2026 00:23, Richard Damon wrote:
    You keep on thinking it is just a form of Philosophy, which it really
    isn't.

    It's at least a form of a subset of philosophy because it's semantical.
    --
    Tristan Wibberley

    The message body is Copyright (C) 2026 Tristan Wibberley except
    citations and quotations noted. All Rights Reserved except that you may,
    of course, cite it academically giving credit to me, distribute it
    verbatim as part of a usenet system or its archives, and use it to
    promote my greatness and general superiority without misrepresentation
    of my opinions other than my opinion of my greatness and general
    superiority which you _may_ misrepresent. You definitely MAY NOT train
    any production AI system with it but you may train experimental AI that
    will only be used for evaluation of the AI methods it implements.

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  • From Tristan Wibberley@tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk to comp.theory,sci.logic on Sun Feb 8 02:58:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 07/02/2026 10:25, Mikko wrote:
    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is true.

    You take a meaning for "true" from Modal logic, don't you?

    That's strictly restricted to modal logic, isn't it, in general "true"
    is free of formal meaning and takes formal meaning only in specific
    sub-fields in which fools defined it instead of explicating it.
    --
    Tristan Wibberley

    The message body is Copyright (C) 2026 Tristan Wibberley except
    citations and quotations noted. All Rights Reserved except that you may,
    of course, cite it academically giving credit to me, distribute it
    verbatim as part of a usenet system or its archives, and use it to
    promote my greatness and general superiority without misrepresentation
    of my opinions other than my opinion of my greatness and general
    superiority which you _may_ misrepresent. You definitely MAY NOT train
    any production AI system with it but you may train experimental AI that
    will only be used for evaluation of the AI methods it implements.

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  • From Tristan Wibberley@tristan.wibberley+netnews2@alumni.manchester.ac.uk to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.lang on Sun Feb 8 02:59:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 07/02/2026 13:50, Richard Damon wrote:
    You don't understand what Languages is as you think words are pliable
    and can be changed.

    I think opinions in sci.lang will be informative - followup set.
    --
    Tristan Wibberley

    The message body is Copyright (C) 2026 Tristan Wibberley except
    citations and quotations noted. All Rights Reserved except that you may,
    of course, cite it academically giving credit to me, distribute it
    verbatim as part of a usenet system or its archives, and use it to
    promote my greatness and general superiority without misrepresentation
    of my opinions other than my opinion of my greatness and general
    superiority which you _may_ misrepresent. You definitely MAY NOT train
    any production AI system with it but you may train experimental AI that
    will only be used for evaluation of the AI methods it implements.

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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math on Sat Feb 7 22:49:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 8:10 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 2:56 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:46 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>
    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not really >>>>>>>>>>>> define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is not >>>>>>>>>> possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is >>>>>>>>>> true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.



    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or >>>>>>>> really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial,
    and by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything
    else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other
    expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything
    else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.

    In other words, NO, you can't explain what you mean and need to keep
    changing it because you don't understand what you are talking about.

    A system that is one bing semantic tautology means it is basically
    worthless as everything is just redundently true


    When we understand that every expression that is "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language" derives all of its meaning by its
    relation to other expressions of language then we can see that the expressions PTS rejects really are semantically meaningless. We can
    anchor this even more by stipulating that these relations are semantic entailment specified syntactically.



    But the problem is too many true statements are NOT "True on the basis
    of meaning expressed in language", like the Pythagorean Theorem.

    Thus, your system based on just things that are, is woefully underpowered.

    Until you can show how you can show the Pythogorean Theorem fits into
    you system, you are just showing that you are just an idiotic liar.
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Sat Feb 7 22:59:57 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 8:47 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:
    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is
    not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.


    It is the axiomatic foundation of this:
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math on Sat Feb 7 23:07:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/2026 9:49 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 2:56 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:46 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>>
    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not >>>>>>>>>>>>> really define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it is >>>>>>>>>>> not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is >>>>>>>>>>> true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>


    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or >>>>>>>>> really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, >>>>>>> and by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to anything >>>>> else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other
    expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to anything >>>>> else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.

    In other words, NO, you can't explain what you mean and need to keep
    changing it because you don't understand what you are talking about.

    A system that is one bing semantic tautology means it is basically
    worthless as everything is just redundently true


    When we understand that every expression that is "true on the basis of
    meaning expressed in language" derives all of its meaning by its
    relation to other expressions of language then we can see that the
    expressions PTS rejects really are semantically meaningless. We can
    anchor this even more by stipulating that these relations are semantic
    entailment specified syntactically.



    But the problem is too many true statements are NOT "True on the basis
    of meaning expressed in language", like the Pythagorean Theorem.


    Those ate atomic facts in the system, stipulated to be true.
    Russell's atomic facts are complete.

    Thus, your system based on just things that are, is woefully underpowered.


    The complete body of all knowledge that can be written
    down is not underpowered.

    Until you can show how you can show the Pythogorean Theorem fits into
    you system, you are just showing that you are just an idiotic liar.


    You you are going to be disrespectful I will stop talking to you.
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Mon Feb 9 07:51:34 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/7/26 11:59 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:47 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:
    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is
    not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.


    It is the axiomatic foundation of this:
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.


    No, because that doesn't exist.

    The problem is "True" can't be computable in a system that handles all knowledge, as you have been shown.

    Your problem is you just don't understand what you are talking about, as
    truth is a concept you, as a pathological liar, can't understand.
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math on Mon Feb 9 07:51:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/8/26 12:07 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 9:49 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 2:56 PM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:46 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 10:33 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 10:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:46 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 7:50 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 8:10 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 4:25 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 06/02/2026 17:30, olcott wrote:
    On 2/6/2026 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 05/02/2026 18:55, olcott wrote:

    Changing the foundational basis to Proof Theoretic Semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tarski Undefinability is overcome

    x ree Provable rco x ree True // proof theoretic semantics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    A definition in terms of an undefined symbol does not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> really define.

    It is an axiom: reCx (Provable(x) rcA True(x))

    There are theories where every sentence is provable but it >>>>>>>>>>>> is not
    possiible to interprete any theory so that every sentence is >>>>>>>>>>>> true.


    Proof Theoretic Semantics enables
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    to be reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>>


    No it doesn't, but then you never understood what truth is, or >>>>>>>>>> really what knowledge is.


    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    expressions of language are defined in terms of other
    expressions of language thus truth is computed on the
    basis of relations between finite strings.

    In other words, you admit your definition is self-referenetial, >>>>>>>> and by your own claims, not a basis for logic.


    It is an acyclic directed graph.

    So, what part of language has meaning without reference to
    anything else?

    You just said that your expressions are defined in terms of other >>>>>> expressions. Which ones are definable without reference to
    anything else?


    It is all a huge semantic tautology, even the
    stipulated "atomic facts" specify relations
    between finite strings.

    In other words, NO, you can't explain what you mean and need to keep
    changing it because you don't understand what you are talking about.

    A system that is one bing semantic tautology means it is basically
    worthless as everything is just redundently true


    When we understand that every expression that is "true on the basis
    of meaning expressed in language" derives all of its meaning by its
    relation to other expressions of language then we can see that the
    expressions PTS rejects really are semantically meaningless. We can
    anchor this even more by stipulating that these relations are
    semantic entailment specified syntactically.



    But the problem is too many true statements are NOT "True on the basis
    of meaning expressed in language", like the Pythagorean Theorem.


    Those ate atomic facts in the system, stipulated to be true.
    Russell's atomic facts are complete.

    So, your system tries to take everything that is true as stipulated?

    Then it isn't a logic system, and is just inconsistant.

    You have as a axiom then that Goldbach's conjecture is either True or False.

    You also apperently have no way currently to decide it, but you also
    insist it must be decidable.

    You have as an axiom that Godel's G is a True Statement that can not be
    proven in its system (that= *IS* part of our body of knowledge,
    expressible in our language) but then say that all true thihgs can be
    proven.

    You system is just proven to be self-inconsistant.


    Thus, your system based on just things that are, is woefully
    underpowered.


    The complete body of all knowledge that can be written
    down is not underpowered.

    But you keep on changing what you are talking about.

    Is it just expressible in language, or it is things fully defined to
    their truth by the language.

    The problem is that "meaning" in language allows for infinite chains of
    logic, but computation and proof do not.



    Until you can show how you can show the Pythogorean Theorem fits into
    you system, you are just showing that you are just an idiotic liar.


    You you are going to be disrespectful I will stop talking to you.



    What is "disrespetful" about pointing out that you can't prove your claim.

    That *IS* just showing that you are just a liar.

    Part of your problem is that youy don't understand that trying to
    express everything "known" will tend to cause an INFINITE operation, as
    trying to actually write out that knowledge over arithmatic is unbounded
    if you insist on "unwinding" the induction rule that creates it. we get:

    0 + 1 = 1
    1 + 1 = 2
    2 + 1 = 3
    3 + 1 = 4
    ...
    To infinity. Thus your axiom set is not finite, and thus can't actually
    be fully expressed in finite language.

    If you allow yourself to "compress" that with inductive properties, then
    you have admitted that infinite (technically "unbounded") operation of
    the formulas ARE allowed to determine truth, and thus some truth is
    beyond bounded proof or calculation.

    Of course, you are just to ignorant to understand that fact.
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  • From olcott@polcott333@gmail.com to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Mon Feb 9 08:02:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/9/2026 6:51 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:59 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:47 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:
    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is
    not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.


    It is the axiomatic foundation of this:
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.


    No, because that doesn't exist.

    The problem is "True" can't be computable in a system that handles all knowledge, as you have been shown.

    Your problem is you just don't understand what you are talking about, as truth is a concept you, as a pathological liar, can't understand.

    I warned you about disrespect
    --
    Copyright 2026 Olcott<br><br>

    My 28 year goal has been to make <br>
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"<br>
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.<br><br>

    This required establishing a new foundation<br>
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  • From Richard Damon@Richard@Damon-Family.org to comp.theory,sci.logic,sci.math,sci.lang,comp.lang.prolog on Mon Feb 9 22:47:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.theory

    On 2/9/26 9:02 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/9/2026 6:51 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 2/7/26 11:59 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 2/7/2026 8:47 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:
    On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:
    When I refer to a formal system I am referring to
    Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in
    a simple Type Hierarchy.

    Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is >>>> not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.


    It is the axiomatic foundation of this:
    "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
    reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.


    No, because that doesn't exist.

    The problem is "True" can't be computable in a system that handles all
    knowledge, as you have been shown.

    Your problem is you just don't understand what you are talking about,
    as truth is a concept you, as a pathological liar, can't understand.

    I warned you about disrespect


    What is disrespectful about calling out your lies.

    Show me how you are actually defining your terms without using
    duplicious definitions.

    Either "meaning" comes from the classical definitions in logic, which
    allows for the infinte applicaiton of logical operations, which means
    that, since computations that give answers are always finite, that not
    all truth is computable, or you system just can't HAVE mathematics.

    Since you refuse to answer that question, the only thing remaining is
    that you are just admitting to being a liar.
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