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Characterizing the research program

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IS HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED?OR WHAT HISTORIANS TELL US HAPPENS?

(IS HISTORY, THEORY, OR ACTUAL EVENTS LIKE IMAGES?)

A DECISION MUST GO THROUGH THE TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF UNDECIDABILTY, OR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE A DECISION. WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE, WE LEAP BEYOND WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW

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IS HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED?OR WHAT HISTORIANS TELL US HAPPENS?

(IS HISTORY, THEORY, OR ACTUAL EVENTS LIKE IMAGES?)

A DECISION MUST GO THROUGH THE TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE OF UNDECIDABILTY, OR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE A DECISION. WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE, WE LEAP BEYOND WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW

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HISTORY IS NEITHER DETERMINED BY CAUSE OR IS IT ENTIRELY ACCIDENTAL

UNDECIDABILITY OR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO RELY ON IGNORANCE AND TO GIVE UP ON KNOWLEDGE. A DECISION MUST BE PREPARED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND INFINITE ANALYSIS. AT SOME POINT FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE, YOU HAVE TO GO BEYOND KNOWLEDGE, DO SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW, SOMETHING, WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO, OR IS BEYOND THE SPHERE OF KNOWLEDGE. YOU MAKE A LEAP BEYOND THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE, A LEAP OF FAITH

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HISTORY IS NEITHER DETERMINED BY CAUSE OR IS IT ENTIRELY ACCIDENTAL

UNDECIDABILITY OR NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO RELY ON IGNORANCE AND TO GIVE UP ON KNOWLEDGE. A DECISION MUST BE PREPARED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BY KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND INFINITE ANALYSIS. AT SOME POINT FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE, YOU HAVE TO GO BEYOND KNOWLEDGE, DO SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW, SOMETHING, WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO, OR IS BEYOND THE SPHERE OF KNOWLEDGE. YOU MAKE A LEAP BEYOND THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE, A LEAP OF FAITH

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THERE IS NO PERSPECTIVE FREE HISTORY; IT INHERENTLY DEPENDS ON THE

OBSERVER’S INTERESTS MAKING A DECISION IS CREATIVITY PAR EXCELLENCE

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THERE IS NO PERSPECTIVE FREE HISTORY; IT INHERENTLY DEPENDS ON THE

OBSERVER’S INTERESTS MAKING A DECISION IS CREATIVITY PAR EXCELLENCE

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WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HISTORY, WE: INTERPRET, FICTIONALIZE, MYTHOLOGIZE

AND VALORIZE THE PAST

DECISIONS CANNOT BE WISE OR POSED, THEY ARE MAD AS THEY REQUIRE A LEAP OF FAITH. IF DECISIONS REQUIRE NO LEAP OF FAITH, THEN WE ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE DECISION

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WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HISTORY, WE: INTERPRET, FICTIONALIZE, MYTHOLOGIZE

AND VALORIZE THE PAST

DECISIONS CANNOT BE WISE OR POSED, THEY ARE MAD AS THEY REQUIRE A LEAP OF FAITH. IF DECISIONS REQUIRE NO LEAP OF FAITH, THEN WE ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE DECISION

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WHAT HISTORIANS ARE CONFRONTED WITH ARE FRAGMENTARY ACCOUNTS OR TRACES OF THE

PAST. THESE ARE NOT FACTS, BUT ARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT

FROM THEIR GIVEN PERSPECTIVE

IS THIS WHAT SCIENCE HOPES TO DO, PREDICT AND CONTROL EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE DECISIONS WE MAKE. IF SO, EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES WOULD BE KNOWN AND PREDICTABLE. THE WORLD WOULD BE COMPLETE. WOULD OUR LIVES BE ANY BETTER IF WE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT OURSELVES AND OTHERS? WOULD WE STILL BE FREE?

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WHAT HISTORIANS ARE CONFRONTED WITH ARE FRAGMENTARY ACCOUNTS OR TRACES OF THE

PAST. THESE ARE NOT FACTS, BUT ARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT

FROM THEIR GIVEN PERSPECTIVE

IS THIS WHAT SCIENCE HOPES TO DO, PREDICT AND CONTROL EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE DECISIONS WE MAKE. IF SO, EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES WOULD BE KNOWN AND PREDICTABLE. THE WORLD WOULD BE COMPLETE. WOULD OUR LIVES BE ANY BETTER IF WE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT OURSELVES AND OTHERS? WOULD WE STILL BE FREE?

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PROBLEM WITH HISTORY IS THAT OUR ACCOUNT OF THE PAST IS ALWAYS INCOMPLETE. WE

CANNOT DOCUMENT EVERYTHING.UNFORTUNATELY HISTORIANS RELY ON THESE

RECORDS TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE PAST. SINCE THE PAST HAS GONE,

NEVER TO RETURN, WE CANNOT ACCURATELY CHECK OUR ACCOUNT OF IT

DECISION MUST MOVE BEYOND RATIONALITY AND REASON

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PROBLEM WITH HISTORY IS THAT OUR ACCOUNT OF THE PAST IS ALWAYS INCOMPLETE. WE

CANNOT DOCUMENT EVERYTHING.UNFORTUNATELY HISTORIANS RELY ON THESE

RECORDS TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE PAST. SINCE THE PAST HAS GONE,

NEVER TO RETURN, WE CANNOT ACCURATELY CHECK OUR ACCOUNT OF IT

DECISION MUST MOVE BEYOND RATIONALITY AND REASON

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HOWEVER PREPARED ONE IS TO MAKE THEDECISION, AT THE INSTANT THE DECISION IS

MADE, IT MUST BREAK FREE FROM THE PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE

UNKNOWN. IT MUST BE FUNDAMENTALLYDIFFERENT FROM PRIOR PREPARATION

INDUCTION MEANS WE CAN NEVER BE SURE 100% CERTAIN ABOUT THE FUTURE. INSTEAD WE MAKE A LEAP OF FAITH, A DECISION ABOUT THE FUTURE. OUR BASE KNOWLEDGE ALLOWS US TO MAKE SOME EXCELLENT GUESSES AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

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HOWEVER PREPARED ONE IS TO MAKE THEDECISION, AT THE INSTANT THE DECISION IS

MADE, IT MUST BREAK FREE FROM THE PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE

UNKNOWN. IT MUST BE FUNDAMENTALLYDIFFERENT FROM PRIOR PREPARATION

INDUCTION MEANS WE CAN NEVER BE SURE 100% CERTAIN ABOUT THE FUTURE. INSTEAD WE MAKE A LEAP OF FAITH, A DECISION ABOUT THE FUTURE. OUR BASE KNOWLEDGE ALLOWS US TO MAKE SOME EXCELLENT GUESSES AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN

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THE IMPORTANT THING FOR ART, SCIENCE OR HISTORY IS BREAKING THE PATTERN, EXPLORING NEW GROUND AND MAKING A LEAP OF FAITH. THE POINT OF UNDECIDABILITY IS THE POINT WHERE THE PATTERNS OF THE BASE KNOWLEDGE ARE AT A BREAKING POINT

NOT HAVING CERTAINTY IN A PROJECT IS NOTNIHILISTIC, IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM

OF CHOICE, WE ARE NOT RESTRAINED BYANYTHING; DECISION-MAKING IS A FREE ACT

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THE IMPORTANT THING FOR ART, SCIENCE OR HISTORY IS BREAKING THE PATTERN, EXPLORING NEW GROUND AND MAKING A LEAP OF FAITH. THE POINT OF UNDECIDABILITY IS THE POINT WHERE THE PATTERNS OF THE BASE KNOWLEDGE ARE AT A BREAKING POINT

NOT HAVING CERTAINTY IN A PROJECT IS NOTNIHILISTIC, IT MEANS WE HAVE FREEDOM

OF CHOICE, WE ARE NOT RESTRAINED BYANYTHING; DECISION-MAKING IS A FREE ACT

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DECISIONS MUST BE INTERPRETED OR ANALYZED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF BASE KNOWLEDGE.

YOU MUST MAKE A CASE AND SHOW THE HISTORY OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THIS PROCESS COULD BE INTERPRETED AS A FACT

DECISION-MAKING IS VITAL, WHEN NEW DECISIONS ARE MADE WE JUMP INTO NEW UNEXPLORED TERRITORY, WE TAKE A RISK, WE USE THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE, THIS MAKES THE DECISION CONSIDERED, AND NOT RANDOM OR IGNORANT. WE MUST MAKE THE TERRIFYING LEAP OF FAITH INTO THE UNKNOWN, TO BREAK THE PATTERN OF WHAT HAS COME BEFORE

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DECISIONS MUST BE INTERPRETED OR ANALYZED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF BASE KNOWLEDGE.

YOU MUST MAKE A CASE AND SHOW THE HISTORY OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THIS PROCESS COULD BE INTERPRETED AS A FACT

DECISION-MAKING IS VITAL, WHEN NEW DECISIONS ARE MADE WE JUMP INTO NEW UNEXPLORED TERRITORY, WE TAKE A RISK, WE USE THE KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE, THIS MAKES THE DECISION CONSIDERED, AND NOT RANDOM OR IGNORANT. WE MUST MAKE THE TERRIFYING LEAP OF FAITH INTO THE UNKNOWN, TO BREAK THE PATTERN OF WHAT HAS COME BEFORE

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THE ARTWORK WANTS YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT IT, AND STORE IT WITH ALL THE OTHER

DECISIONS YOU HAVE MADE

WE CANNOT MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT BASE KNOWLEDGE; YOU CANNOT MAKE A DECISION ABOUT SOMETHING, IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT SOMETHING IS ALREADY. IS THIS WHY KNOWLEDGE APPEARS SO IMPORTANT?

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THE ARTWORK WANTS YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT IT, AND STORE IT WITH ALL THE OTHER

DECISIONS YOU HAVE MADE

WE CANNOT MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT BASE KNOWLEDGE; YOU CANNOT MAKE A DECISION ABOUT SOMETHING, IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT SOMETHING IS ALREADY. IS THIS WHY KNOWLEDGE APPEARS SO IMPORTANT?

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DOES INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DECISIONS IN A RESEARCH PROGRAM, INCREASE THE POWER AND RANGE OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM? CONSIDER

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING EMPLOYED IN THESE DISCIPLINES,

LEADING TO MORE DECISIONS BEING MADE. DOES THIS INCREASE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POWER

AND RANGE

EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY A GUIDE; IF KNOWLEDGE IS LAW THEN IT IS DOGMA, LEADING TO THE OPPRESSION OF THE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS OR DISCOVERIES

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DOES INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DECISIONS IN A RESEARCH PROGRAM, INCREASE THE POWER AND RANGE OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAM? CONSIDER

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING EMPLOYED IN THESE DISCIPLINES,

LEADING TO MORE DECISIONS BEING MADE. DOES THIS INCREASE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POWER

AND RANGE

EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, KNOWLEDGE IS ONLY A GUIDE; IF KNOWLEDGE IS LAW THEN IT IS DOGMA, LEADING TO THE OPPRESSION OF THE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS OR DISCOVERIES

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