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Veritas

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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: Ginseng1]
#7926612 - 01/24/08 08:52 PM (16 years, 8 days ago) |
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Some of these have prevailed against the tests of time and armies of knowledgeable critics – thus far.
And many more of these crazy concepts have NOT prevailed. The fact that creative thinking has occasionally resulted in expanded knowledge does NOT mean that we should respect every wild, baseless idea that is proposed, particularly when those who propose the idea cannot provide a shred of support for their assertions.
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OrgoneConclusion
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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: Veritas]
#7926926 - 01/24/08 09:38 PM (16 years, 8 days ago) |
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Then there would be no New Age, UFO, or psychic section of the bookstore.
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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
#7926953 - 01/24/08 09:43 PM (16 years, 8 days ago) |
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   All this time I've loved you And never known your face All this time I've missed you And searched this human race Here is true peace Here my heart knows calm Safe in your soul Bathed in your sighs
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AlteredAgain
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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: Ginseng1]
#7927384 - 01/24/08 10:57 PM (16 years, 8 days ago) |
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reason is an effort to know the unknown and intuition is the happening of the unknowable.
to penetrate the unknowable is possible, but to explain it is not.
the feeling is possible, the explanation is not.
feelings are for the imagination. explanations serve knowledge.
they're both very important.
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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: AlteredAgain]
#7927755 - 01/25/08 12:09 AM (16 years, 8 days ago) |
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I think there's a reason we are given both. Both are important and fundamental to being a functioning human being. I think its wrong to say that imagination is a given unless you have a mental defect, and that logic is better because its not always present. If you were completely lacking in either way of thought you would be mentally retarded. For example without imagination you would be completely unintuitive and would need every step of even the most basic functions of life described in minute detail and if there were any variation or surprise you would not be able to compute it. Where as if you were without logic your thoughts would be a random unintelligible mess not based on anything.
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Re: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” [Re: Veritas]
#7930023 - 01/25/08 02:10 PM (16 years, 7 days ago) |
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Veritas said: If Einstein had never progressed beyond imagination, daydreaming & creative thinking, he would not have accomplished the amazing work we are all (I hope) familiar with.
Of course. but that is not what I was suggesting. Let me rephrase:
I'd rather have Einstein's imagination and MY critical thinking skills... than my imagination and Einstein's critical thinking skills.
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