On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Steven Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: > "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Einstein
Yes, and that's why after he imagined relativity, he went right out and told everyone about it without further consideration. I'm sure there was absolutely no work either before or after his imagining of this new theory. No preliminary work, no years of study of mathematics and physics to bring him to a point where he could grasp Newtonian physics and (further) be able to see where they begin to fall apart. No time whatsoever spent in front of a blackboard, racking (or do I want "wracking"?) his brain (which was certainly not filled with hard-earned knowledge) for a solution. And after he imagined himself up a new theory he certainly didn't spend any time discussing it with his peers, testing it, making predictions and then checking them. No, of course not - all that existed was his brief flash of inspiration followed instantly by publication and fame, and on that flash we have based all further investigation into theoretical physics. We are entirely justified in dismissing the importance of knowledge, critical thought and hard work, and in placing all of our effort into imagination for its own sake. No, this attitude hasn't been bothering me for quite some time. Why do you ask? /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
