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As human beings, we are able to distinguish ourselves from our environment. Our immediate awareness of the environment is a result of our perception. We have also the ability to store, process, and utilize information received from the environment, and this, in turn, reinforces our perception. These abilities are fundamental for our survival and well-being. They allow us to make decisions and act appropriately.
A man said to the universe “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replies the universe “The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation.”
Stephen Crane
Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, Hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower—but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all and all, I should know what God and man is
Alfred Tennyson
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Klir, G.J., Elias, D. (2003). Source and Data Systems. In: Architecture of Systems Problem Solving. IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9224-6_2
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