pragmatist comments on Book Review: Computability and Logic - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pragmatist 21 November 2013 02:41:32PM *  1 point [-]

Boolos' solution, presented without explanation. Figuring out why the solution works is itself a (much easier, but still non-trivial) logic puzzle:

Svefg dhrfgvba gb N: Qbrf qn zrna lrf vs naq bayl vs, lbh ner Gehr vs naq bayl vs O vf enaqbz?

Frpbaq dhrfgvba gur tbq (rvgure O be P) gung lbh xabj vf abg Enaqbz (svefg dhrfgvba tvirf lbh guvf vasbezngvba): Qbrf qn zrna lrf vs naq bayl vs Ebzr vf va Vgnyl?

Guveq dhrfgvba gb fnzr tbq nf frpbaq dhrfgvba: Qbrf qn zrna lrf vs naq bayl vs N vf Enaqbz?