Ok, time to add my point i guess. These are all great points so far, as to why science is of the higher value, because as has been said, it is a value of its own. But how does one come to understand it? To use it? To comprehend it to others? Literature is the answer to all 3 of these questions.

By even adding our points on this webpage, we have used a form of literature. If this were a live debate, we'd be speaking; another form of literature. We need to face the fact that Literature is used for a major part of our lives! Literature has given us the ability to read, write and learn, because how can the message of learning be passed without the use of literature?

Now, we can admit that science has done wonderous things, it has led to the discover of the world's wonders, as well as the craetion of man's greatest inventions. I need not even say it, because my point should already clear. Literature has done all of this, because every invention began on paper and every discovery needed description, notes, etc.

How could we pass on valuable information? How could we learn valuable information? How we understand valuable information when we see it? It all begins with Literature, as it is the cornerstone of understanding.

The premise of this debate doesn't make much sense, because the two aren't mutually exclusive. What about science literature?

yes! literature is important. however without science, the importance of literature can still be brought out. Take ancient time for example, literature is common among people but the history of ancient human race is being passed down generations which is not done by science. yes, literature serves to bring out the importance of science and support the importance of science. The dieing of of a particular area of science can easily be brought out by other scientists through the use of literature, but literature will dies out forever if the users of particular literature died out as other people will find it almost impossible to bring out the particular area of literature again as only the particular users will have the experience of using the particular area of literature. Literature always serves as the supporting backbone for the development of science and thus, people will neglect the importance of literature.

yes literature is more valuable than science since literature creates demand science fullfills that demands . You must have heard the quote that ' necessity is the mother of invention '.this proves that science works as servant and literature is as mother so you cant compare servant with the mother.