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#1 2014-03-02 19:02:12
Consistency Hypothesis
Conjecture There exists a finite set of bobbym quotes such that for every situation that ever exists, there exists a quote in that set which is the appropriate reaction to the situation.
Current State of the Art Please see the The Blue Book of bobbym Quotes thread.
Possible Applications in the Future With considerable advancements in Artificial Intelligence programming, we will be able to create a nice auto-responder that could be used to spam various online communities
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#2 2014-03-20 22:26:14
- L'Hopital
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Great application - we could call it superbob.
Churchill (drunk): You're ugly, woman!
Woman (horrified): You're drunk!
Churchill: Yes, but in the morning I shall be sober...
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#3 2014-03-21 01:36:27
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Superm makes more sense. Or maybe we should can the whole idea.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#4 2015-05-31 19:29:49
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
State of the art: kabooblydoo.com
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#5 2015-05-31 20:57:29
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
It needs more work.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#6 2015-05-31 23:24:47
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
It needs a pappym
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#7 2015-05-31 23:30:58
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
The conjecture should be false.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#8 2015-05-31 23:40:58
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Why?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#9 2015-05-31 23:42:03
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
The Entscheidungsproblem.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#10 2015-06-01 00:20:20
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
How does that relate?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#11 2015-06-01 00:36:14
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Turing and Church proved that it would take an infinite number of methods to solve an infinite number of problems. In other words no finite set of methods would suffice. I reason that no finite amount of quotes would suffice either.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#12 2015-06-01 00:41:31
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
I don't think that applies here.
There exists a finite combination of bobbym quotes which could be used to generate ideas of arbitrary kolmogorov complexity
Last edited by Agnishom (2015-06-01 00:42:42)
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#13 2015-06-01 00:44:04
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
It might. The set theory example is that no finite amount of axioms can answer all questions, so why should a finite number of quotes?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#14 2015-06-01 00:58:45
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
There are languages which are both complete and consistent
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#15 2015-06-01 01:03:55
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
But you are asking for a set of quotes that cover all situations. It is easy to come up with such a set but they seem to be trivial.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#16 2015-06-01 01:22:46
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
I am not asking for it. I am saying that there is
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#17 2015-06-01 01:30:00
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
But bobbym quotes do not cover every situation.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#18 2015-06-01 01:49:34
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
But bobbym is awesome
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#19 2015-06-01 01:56:46
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
He is neither awesome or interesting. I know him and he is rather ordinary. Every time he tells me the IQ test story I laugh so hard my spleen explodes.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#20 2015-06-01 06:07:04
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
hi Agnishom,
You are right to give this thread the title 'Consistency Hypothesis'. Is your theory consistent? Is your conjecture true ?
Consider this:
Universal set = {every situation that ever exists}
That includes this situation:
There exists "a situation in which there is no appropriate quote for that situation".
For if that situation doesn't exist then there is a situation that isn't in the Universal set =><=
Therefore your conjecture is false (sorry 
) and your theory inconsistent.
Bob
ps. What is the IQ test story ?
Children are not defined by school ...........The Fonz
You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you! …………….Bob 
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#21 2015-06-01 13:09:10
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
I think you are right but may be we can reword the theory?
Here is the story:
Okay, for you I will tell.
When I tested it caused a stir. The colonel who was conducting the tests said either I was darn near a genius or I was slightly smarter than an apple. They could not figure which was true so they tested me again. This chart explains the results:
Bonzo the chimp
Bertha the chimp
Busby the chimp
Beyonce - Rihanna - Spears a tie!
Paris Hilton
lemur
bobbym
apple
combined IQ's of the US senate
a pear
a peach pit
amoebaMy parents and teachers were outraged, they shook their fists at him and threatened to disembowel him. But he brought soldiers with him that escorted him out safely. Everyone tried to comfort me, do not listen to him they said, we all know you are a genius and will accomplish great things. I sure showed them!
P.S: Does this sound like bobbym?
Last edited by Agnishom (2015-06-01 13:10:25)
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#22 2015-06-01 13:32:06
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Bumpkins are for integration?
You made me read that story again and I am laughing and suffering from a ruptured spleen. You should hear how bobbym tells it.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#23 2015-06-01 14:42:57
Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Bumpkins are for integration?
Meaning?
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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#24 2015-06-01 17:39:40
- anonimnystefy
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
hi Agnishom,
You are right to give this thread the title 'Consistency Hypothesis'. Is your theory consistent? Is your conjecture true ?
Consider this:
Universal set = {every situation that ever exists}
That includes this situation:
There exists "a situation in which there is no appropriate quote for that situation".
For if that situation doesn't exist then there is a situation that isn't in the Universal set =><=
Therefore your conjecture is false (sorry
Bob
ps. What is the IQ test story ?
How are so sure the situation you described exists?
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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#25 2015-06-01 18:31:07
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Re: Consistency Hypothesis
Meaning?
That was written by that impostor.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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