What do you place more value upon, creative thought or scientific thought?

[Alana Applesauce]

This question has always interested me, because having one without the other would result in disaster.

 

Without creativity, we wouldnt have music, books or anything interesting or wonderful.

Without the sicence-y side of things though, we would probably be much less tecnologicly advanced.

 

I place more of a hold in creativity though, because I'm almost the oppisite of analyticly inclined and im verry passionate about music, writing and art.

[Jamie-Lee]

Both are equal in my mind. You can't have one without the other really, or at least the creative stuff wouldn't be as it is today considering there wouldn't be machines to make books or anything to play music with... since everything is technically science related. But we also couldn't live (a sane) life without creative thought. As well creative thought can lead to great advancements in technology i.e. Youtube.

[spiderboenz]

I'm not so sure that youtube qualifies as one of the great advancements in technology. The polio Vaccine, The internal combustion engine, The printing press...THOSE were great advancements in technology.

[sugartits]

Yes, but I think she just listed YouTube because of its relevance. Seeing as most of us found this community through the vlogbrothers, this is a largely YouTube-based community, even if YouTube isn't the most important thing ever or what defines us.

[Olivia]

Yes. I agree with you. All of the stuff that makes one great wouldn't be good without the other.

[sugartits]

Simple answer -- both are equally vital. Without scientific thought, we wouldn't advance technologically or be able to observe the universe beyond what is naturally apparent, and without creative thought, we would lose our spirit and everything that defines us as human. Not only do we need both, but without one, the other would be virtually useless. So I see no way or reason for placing more value on either of them.

[JimmyKeepCool]

Nicely put. I agree, they are inseparable and equal.

[Eleanor Rigby]

Is scientific thought not creative?

[Ray Nerd]

I agree with Eleanor Rigby's question (rhetorical, I assume) The two do not have to be mutually exclusive. For example, music can be analytical, intuitive, or both, depending on the performer. Photography, graphic arts, architecture, and computer animation demand the creator to have creative and technical skills operating in balance. Technological innovations are by their own description creative.

A true scientist examines what exists while exploring possibilities. The same is true for artists. The cry goes forth: "Left and right brains unite!"

[Captain Jacqui Sparrow]

Aren't they the same? I want to go into pharmaceutical research. Most of the job listings I looked up were looking for creative thinkers. You have to be able to figure out what chemicals will help cure the disease, but you have to really be able to think creatively, especially when the rest of your team of scientists has tried what seems to be everything. An architect not only has to be able to design beautiful buildings, they also have to be able to tell if they'd be physically possible to make, and if they'd be able to survive the elements. Even a painter has to understand the basic psychology behind what appeals to people and what kind of story to tell in his/her art. If they do a painting completely blindfolded with paint colors that were chosen at random and decided to paint using their toes, their art probably wouldn't be appealing because no thought went into making the viewer think or at least making something that most people would find pretty.

[Cavalier]

Personally scientific thought. That's what I believe is more valuable to me, even though I do value creative thought myself and I cold consider myself an artist because I do draw often and fairly well.

[God ~blogs admin ~]

Without Science we wouldn't understand anything. Without creative thought, we wouldn't create anything.

Both are highly valued if you ask me :)

[Rachel Evans]

Creative. If people didn't think outside the box, we wouldn't solve anything.