let T be non empty TopSpace; :: thesis: ( T is T_2 & T is paracompact implies T is regular )
assume A1: T is T_2 ; :: thesis: ( not T is paracompact or T is regular )
assume A2: T is paracompact ; :: thesis: T is regular
for x being Point of T
for A being Subset of T st A <> {} & A is closed & x in A ` holds
ex W, V being Subset of T st
( W is open & V is open & x in W & A c= V & W misses V )
proof
let x be Point of T; :: thesis: for A being Subset of T st A <> {} & A is closed & x in A ` holds
ex W, V being Subset of T st
( W is open & V is open & x in W & A c= V & W misses V )

let A be Subset of T; :: thesis: ( A <> {} & A is closed & x in A ` implies ex W, V being Subset of T st
( W is open & V is open & x in W & A c= V & W misses V ) )

assume that
A <> {} and
A3: A is closed and
A4: x in A ` ; :: thesis: ex W, V being Subset of T st
( W is open & V is open & x in W & A c= V & W misses V )

set B = {x};
A5: not x in A by A4, XBOOLE_0:def 5;
A6: {x} is closed by A1;
A7: {x} misses A
proof
for y being set st y in {x} holds
not y in A by A5, TARSKI:def 1;
hence {x} misses A by XBOOLE_0:3; :: thesis: verum
end;
for y being Point of T st y in A holds
ex V, W being Subset of T st
( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W )
proof
let y be Point of T; :: thesis: ( y in A implies ex V, W being Subset of T st
( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W ) )

assume y in A ; :: thesis: ex V, W being Subset of T st
( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W )

then consider V, W being Subset of T such that
A8: V is open and
A9: W is open and
A10: x in V and
A11: y in W and
A12: V misses W by A1, A5, PRE_TOPC:def 16;
take V ; :: thesis: ex W being Subset of T st
( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W )

take W ; :: thesis: ( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W )
thus ( V is open & W is open & {x} c= V & y in W & V misses W ) by A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, ZFMISC_1:37; :: thesis: verum
end;
then consider Y, Z being Subset of T such that
A13: Y is open and
A14: Z is open and
A15: {x} c= Y and
A16: A c= Z and
A17: Y misses Z by A2, A3, A6, A7, Th26;
take Y ; :: thesis: ex V being Subset of T st
( Y is open & V is open & x in Y & A c= V & Y misses V )

take Z ; :: thesis: ( Y is open & Z is open & x in Y & A c= Z & Y misses Z )
thus ( Y is open & Z is open & x in Y & A c= Z & Y misses Z ) by A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, ZFMISC_1:37; :: thesis: verum
end;
hence T is regular by COMPTS_1:def 5; :: thesis: verum