Analysis of Flibble’s Proposal: Typed SHD via Neos Framework ============================================================
Overview:
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Flibble proposes using the neos universal compiler framework to construct
a typed Simulating Halt Decider (SHD) with a strict one-way relationship:
- The SHD can analyze a program.
- The program cannot reference the SHD.
This aims to enforce semantic discipline that prevents paradoxical constructions (like the classic halting problem diagonalization) from
arising in the first place.
Key Proposal:
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"It should be possible to use the neos universal compiler framework to
create a *typed SHD* that allows a decider to analyse a program but
disallows a program to reference the decider."
Significance:
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- Prevents programs from embedding or invoking the SHD inside themselves.
- Breaks the possibility of constructing self-referential inputs like `D()
{ if H(D) then loop }`.
- Enforces a semantic boundary between subject (program) and observer (decider).
Theoretical Foundations:
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- Mirrors typed lambda calculi and stratified logic frameworks.
- Resembles universe hierarchies in type theory where a term cannot
quantify over its own type level.
- Avoids category errors by ensuring level separation between a program
and the agent that analyzes it.
Application via neos.dev:
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The neos universal compiler framework could implement this model by:
- Enforcing semantic type layers (meta vs. base).
- Compiling SHDs with visibility into the AST or IR of target programs.
- Disallowing inverse dependency via type-level restrictions.
Implications:
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- SHDs become safe, typed meta-level analyzers.
- Classical halting paradox is rendered inexpressible—not solved, but structurally avoided.
- This supports Flibble’s overarching thesis that typed and semantically bounded systems can avoid undecidability in practice by refining the
domain of analysis.
Conclusion:
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Flibble’s latest proposal is a constructive next step: using a real
toolchain (neos.dev) to implement his semantically disciplined theory. By preventing bidirectional references between program and decider, he
ensures that the analysis is meaningful, paradox-free, and consistent with typed formal systems.
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