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What you explained was which one is more plentiful, and even though I disagree with both of those statements, I don't see how that adds to the point that Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Nonsense! Imagination is definitely more important than knowledge. See, you can obtain knowledge easily enough, but imagination takes time n' practice. It's all very simple stuff. Imagination leads to inventive application of knowledge. Knowledge without imagination doesn't get you very far, but imagination without knowledge leads to knowledge and progress. Very simple stuff.
I would say imagination because it allows a person to test our current knowledge and create new ideas. Also, in crime solving a detective has to use some imagination to piece together the crime if there is insufficient knowledge (such as the detective imagining what he would do if he were in the killers place).
Imagination is what knowledge is built up on without imagination no one could have invented anything therefore we wouldn't have the knowledge we have today.
Imagination is needed for everything for everything because if you use knowledge without doing effective.Like a catapult.You have the knowledge to build it, but if you break it you do not know how to fix it.
It depends on the person. Some people think that the modern world of bureaucracy and accountancy is best so knowledge allows one to progress further. Other people prefer imagination as it allows them to lead a more free life away from it all. Atheists tend to chose knowledge ad theists imagination, though I would pick imagination, simply because the world we're living in know isn't a very nice one! Though I much prefer being in the top set of school than with all the lumpen at the bottom, so knowledge is equally important.
Deeper down in to the psychology of it all, people who seek knowledge stick to the rules, tend to be the more prudish people and seem to be more straight laced, listening to everything they're told. The more imaginative people think outside the box, and are not restrained by modern societies rules e.t.c. Of course this is certainly not all true, just my perception of what goes on in the world, but based on what I think and what I know other people think, I get these assumptions. I know people will say " Well I'm one thing, but i don't think" blah blah blah, but there are always exceptions.
Albert Einstein-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world"
Okay, what is knowledge without imagination? No matter how much you know, you need imagination to use it. And anyway, we wouldn't have found out anything if it weren't for imagination.
You need knowledge to survive in this world, if you have a vivid imagination, then great you'll have a happier life, but without knowledge you won't realise it. You could be the richest man in the world but be too stupid to do anything with your money, just waste it on massive houses and sports cars you won't fully appreciate. Which is why if you're the poorest man in the world, but have knowledge, you know that you're still better of than some, in some aspects. For this reason, I would pick knowledge.
As much as I respect Einstein, I believe him to be wrong here.
Whilst imagination is important emotionally, in reality knowing what to do in an emergency is the only damn thing that's going to save you at that moment. Sure, your imagination could assist you to find unique ways of survival but ultimately in that moment if you don't have sufficient knowledge, your imagination is rendered useless whilst without imagination the knowledge could still be useful.
Wow, an articulated argument. I was so expecting to see you post yet another horrendous video I wouldn't watch or pointless link I wouldn't click on.
I don't have to assume he is above you; based on my limited interactions with you and what I know of him I can safely say that the statement "Einstein is more knowledgeable than Prodigee" is as true and factual as anything can be in life.
And I told you my reasoning for why doubting him was stupid. You can throw about hypothetical and what-if's and speculate but here we actually have a guy who actually was incredibly knowledgeable and he's saying fuck all that imagination is more important - and I'd know.
Obviously everyone has a little bit of imagination and a little bit of knowledge, bare minimum. With the exception of possibly vegetables, I challenge you to find me any adult who doesn't have at least one piece of information and who has no imagination, creativity, or ingenuity at all.
Still, these third grade responses are what I've come to expect from you. Our conversation to this point made me wonder if perhaps someone had hacked your account. Or perhaps they finally found a medication that works for you. Unfortunately, neither of those seem to be the case.
Still, welcome back.
I'll be expecting an incredibly distasteful music video in the near future.
To be fair, imagination can be just as critical in an emergency situation. You can prepare yourself with practical knowledge, but in the end if you lack the imagination to implement that knowledge it could quite likely do you no good at all.
Also, on the record, I really value both equally. I think an uniformed imagination is just as bad as an unimaginative knowledge.
Truthfully, I find myself unconvinced of the superiority of either imagination or knowledge to the other. I simply have not explored the matter in enough depth to be convinced in favor of either, nor has anyone expressed a compelling argument to sway me in either direction.
Imagining is something that even a Downie can do (please I am not being rude). It is the ability to retain knowledge that makes imagination worth what it is. Imagination alone is useless knowledge alone is also pretty useless but more useful than imagination.
You are entitled to think so, obviously, but I am not persuaded. As someone who is both imaginative and knowledgeable I find the two inextricably connected and mutually reinforcing. I think you too readily discredit the complexity of imagination; just as knowledge has its different levels of accomplishment and complexity so too does imagination.
Though I find your stance very agreeable, and I will admit I am not swayed either way necessarily as I think they are both valuble, however there is one thing I am pondering that I think would make a good counter argument so I shall play devil's advocate. It would seem to me that all imagination is dependent on some sort of knowledge, as every imaginable concept seems to be a manipulation, of already obtained data. Let's take into consideration the concept of, it doesn't matter really, a dragon. A completely imaginary concept, however everything about the concept can be dissected into details, that are very real. For example we imagine this creature that has wings because we are familiar with the concept of wings, there have been many creatures with wings, so the very concept of wings is knowledge; scales, we have many reptilian creatures as well, we are knowledgeable on the concept of scales, fire breathing... well that isn't logically justified, and made sense of on how that would work but the concept of breathing has been something we had knowledge over for a while, well obviously, thus our imagination allows us to create the image in our heads the idea of exhaling flame, but to imagine this would be impossible without all those details, without that knowledge correct? Though I suspect knowledge is dependent on imagination as well, and I have thoughts about that, but I felt like playing devil's advocate.
I always appreciate a good devil's advocate, so thank you for engaging on the point. You raise a valid point that imagination is largely if not entirely dependent upon some basis of knowledge, however I would counter that knowledge itself is of little value without the imagination to both pursue and apply it.
it's knowledge of course is the most important don't be redundant.knowledge is what got us this far its how we survive.we gain knowledge to help us survive in our habitat.so instead of adapting to the environment we make the environment adapt to us.
Adaptation is at least as much a process of imaginative trouble shooting as it is knowledge based problem solving. Without imagination we would not have fire, the wheel, and so forth. Knowledge needs imagination to move forward, and imagination needs knowledge to give it direction.
They didn't actually use imagination they thought of it so it counts as knowledge. Next with out the knowledge of the wheel we couldn't have made the car.And last of all how did you know if they use imagination
They didn't actually use imagination they thought of it so it counts as knowledge.
Knowledge is an awareness of a reality or fact, it is not the construction or generation of something new. "They thought of it" implies an imaginative process.
With out the knowledge of the wheel we couldn't have made the car.
That was rather my point; imagination builds off of pre-existing knowledge to create something new, whereas knowledge depends upon imagination to carry it forward.
How did you know if they use imagination
For the simple reason that something new was created. Creation is an inherently imaginative process.
Your not giving up are you.So really imagination is knowledge. You need knowledge to think of something. for example les say your imaging your driving a car.You need to know what a car is first.
Why should I give up when I am not wrong? Imagination is not knowledge. Imagination may be based upon knowledge but that does not make them the same thing. In order for the car to have been created someone had to imagine it existing and imagine how it would work. Then the knowledge was applied to make that imagination a reality.
this may go on for awhile. your like my friend ash.. ok i will give you a question how will imagination help me in a every day life. knowledge helps you everyday so its more important
Nope, you definitely use imagination to do those things. Clearly though, you are too unimaginative to appreciate how imagination works as well as lacking the knowledge of what imagination actually is. I am done here.
What giving up I thought you said you won't give up.You said in quote''Why should i give up when im right.I never give up on a debate never unlike some people.Now imagination dose have a part in somewhere in life but not mine.
You might use it every day but i don't need imagination.Imagination won't get you anything in life,but knowledge dose.You can't get a job without knowledge.If its not important then why do they teach school its not like they want to waste our time.Don't be so redundant but then how could i ask you.You lie on here but i dont i keep what a say i hate lies but not to you every one loves to lie
Though I find your stance very agreeable, and I will admit I am not swayed either way necessarily as I think they are both valuble, however there is one thing I am pondering that I think would make a good counter argument so I shall play devil's advocate. It would seem to me that all imagination is dependent on some sort of knowledge, as every imaginable concept seems to be a manipulation, of already obtained data. Let's take into consideration the concept of, it doesn't matter really, a dragon. A completely imaginary concept, however everything about the concept can be dissected into details, that are very real. For example we imagine this creature that has wings because we are familiar with the concept of wings, there have been many creatures with wings, so the very concept of wings is knowledge; scales, we have many reptilian creatures as well, we are knowledgeable on the concept of scales, fire breathing... well that isn't logically justified, and made sense of on how that would work but the concept of breathing has been something we had knowledge over for a while, well obviously, thus our imagination allows us to create the image in our heads the idea of exhaling flame, but to imagine this would be impossible without all those details, without that knowledge correct? Though I suspect knowledge is dependent on imagination as well, and I have thoughts about that, but I felt like playing devil's advocate.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” - Albert Einstein DO YOU AGREE?
It's very easy to compare creativity and knowledge in an abstract, metaphorical sense - but we know that our imagination is developed from the knowledge we gain in the experiences of our daily lives. So when it comes to a debate on whether we need to emphasize creativity or knowledge in education, society, etc. how can we say that one is more valuable than the other?
