3) Conversely, if it only halts iff the goal is unreachable (which we assume it figures out, in the absence of a timeline), then if it doesn’t halt the goal is reachable (or it believes so).
To suppose that a being halts if it cannot perform its function requires a number of assumptions about the nature of its mind.
1) Why would it have a goal of getting out
2) such that it would halt if it couldn’t?
3) Conversely, if it only halts iff the goal is unreachable (which we assume it figures out, in the absence of a timeline), then if it doesn’t halt the goal is reachable (or it believes so).
To suppose that a being halts if it cannot perform its function requires a number of assumptions about the nature of its mind.