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I think myopically selecting the easiest to dismiss part of what you're replying to, a part that was a deliberately simple example of where provers can and have failed, is not arguing in good faith. The rest of the argument stands even in a hypothetical world where provers are prefect.


My argument holds even when you extend it to the rest of what you say.

Mechanical and electrical systems can also be built correctly to an specification that's ultimately inadequate.




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