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The Deutsch Files I

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The Un-definability and Unbounded Nature of Creativity and Knowledge

Creativity and knowledge are fundamentally impossible to define because any formal system confining them would limit their ability to produce anything outside the system. For example, a formal mathematics system cannot produce Gödel's theorem, which involves going outside the system. No one truly knows the nature of creativity, as it cannot be simply defined as executing an algorithm or the ability to go outside a framework. Attempts to limit creativity within a predefined formal system will result in bounded creativity and the inability to operate with full creative potential.

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