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General Systems Theory:
“Just now, man is coming into technical discovery of general systems theory. The experimental probing of the potentials of the computers awakened man to a realization of the vast complexes of variables that can be mastered by general systems theory. So far, man has dealt but meagerly and noncomprehensively with his powerful planning capability. So far, he has employed only limited systems theory in special open-edged systems-- ‘tic-tac-toe’ rectilinear grid systems and planar matrixes. The arbitrary open parameters of infinite systems can never be guaranteed to be adequate statements of all possible variables. Infinite systems engender an infinite number of variable factors. Unless one starts with Universe one always inadvertently starts with open infinite systems. Only by starting with finite Universe and progressively dismissing finite irrelevancies can one initiate finite, locally limited, general system theory to assured satisfaction in problem solving.”
