[HN Gopher] So, this whole "Collatz Conjecture" thing
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       So, this whole "Collatz Conjecture" thing
        
       Author : kordlessagain
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2021-09-30 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | elikoga wrote:
       | This just reads like "I can't find a counterexample and can't
       | think of a way to find a counterexample so there must be no way
       | to construct a counterexample so there are no counterexamples"
       | and there are two points where you can go wrong with that kind of
       | argument
        
       | niknoble wrote:
       | This article argues that a sequence shouldn't blow up to
       | infinity. Does it make a case for why a sequence shouldn't get
       | caught in a permanent loop before it can drop to 1?
        
       | JoeAltmaier wrote:
       | This doesn't seem like a proof. It's a statistical argument? I'd
       | tend to agree with the 'conclusion' (that all numbers collapse to
       | 1 under the rules of the game) but I don't think its going to win
       | any cash prizes.
        
         | NotAnOtter wrote:
         | Statistical arguments have already been around though. Everyone
         | is pretty sure it never ends, that's already been agreed upon.
         | The question isn't "Does it look like it always go to 1?"
        
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