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Elliot Temple misquotes David Deutsch

In-house rules Feb 06, 2025 · By Dennis Hackethal

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I also had referee problems. The referee of the paper in which I presented that proof insisted that Turing’s phrase “would naturally be regarded as computable” referred to mathematical naturalness – mathematical intuition – not nature. And so what I had proved wasn’t Turing’s conjecture.

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I also had referee problems. The referee of the paper in which I presented that proof insisted that Turing’s phrase “would naturally be regarded as computable” referred to mathematical naturalness – mathematical intuition – not nature. And so what I had proved wasn’t Turing’s conjecture.
David Deutsch, ‘The Mathematicians’ Misconception’, p. 3, https://web.archive.org/web/20201214194155/http://www.daviddeutsch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/MathematiciansMisconception.pdf

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I also had referee problems. The referee of the paper in which I presented that proof insisted that Turing’s phrase “would naturally be regarded as computable” referred to mathematical naturalness – mathematical intuition – not nature. And so what I had proved wasn’t Turing’s conjecture.
Elliot Temple misquoting David Deutsch, https://web.archive.org/web/20240721100248/https://www.curi.us/2477-academic-journals-are-unreasonable#:~:text=uploads%2F2018%2F03%2FMathematiciansMisconception.pdf-,I%20also%20had%20referee%20problems.

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I‧also‧had‧referee‧problems.‧The‧referee‧of‧the‧paper‧in‧which‧I‧presented‧that‧proof‧insisted‧that‧Turing’s‧phrase‧“would‧*naturally*‧be‧regarded‧as‧computable”‧referred‧to‧mathematical‧naturalness‧–‧mathematical‧intuition‧–‧not‧*nature.*‧And‧so‧what‧I‧had‧proved‧wasn’t‧Turing’s‧conjecture.
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I‧also‧had‧referee‧problems.‧The‧referee‧of‧the‧paper‧in‧which‧I‧presented‧that‧proof‧insisted‧that‧Turing’s‧phrase‧“would‧
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‧be‧regarded‧as‧computable”‧referred‧to‧mathematical‧naturalness‧–‧mathematical‧intuition‧–‧not‧
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‧And‧so‧what‧I‧had‧proved‧wasn’t‧Turing’s‧conjecture.

Notes

Ironically, Temple creates this misquote in the context of his allegation that Deutsch had misquoted Turing in a paper published by the Royal Society.

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