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Comment author: Houshalter 29 August 2015 08:30:20PM 1 point [-]

If it is undecidable, then that means no proof exists (that H will or will not halt.)

If no proof exists, then H will loop forever searching for one.

Therefore undecidability implies H will run forever. You've just proved this.

Therefore a proof exists that H will run forever (that one), and H will eventually find it.

Paradox...

Comment author: entirelyuseless 30 August 2015 02:44:53PM 2 points [-]

As people have been saying, if H can make this argument it is inconsistent and does not work properly (i.e. it does not return True or False in the correct situations.)