Home » forums » LtU Forum The Origins of the Turing Thesis Myth The Origins of the Turing Thesis Myth In this paper, we identify and analyze the historical reasons for the widespread acceptance of what we call the Turing Thesis myth, which extends the Turing Thesis to imply that Turing Machines model all computers. The paper discusses how Turing Thesis: Whenever there is an effective method (algorithm) for obtaining the values of a mathematical function, the function can be computed by a TM. became Strong Turing Thesis: A TM can do (compute) anything that a computer can do. While certainly nothing new for LtU regulars, the paper still has some educational value. The paper discusses howbecameWhile certainly nothing new for LtU regulars, the paper still has some educational value. [on edit: Warning, some of the statements in the paper may aggravate Haskell programmers] Comment viewing options Flat list - collapsed Flat list - expanded Threaded list - collapsed Threaded list - expanded Date - newest first Date - oldest first Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.