Do you believe that the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination?
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Who was Albert Einstein?
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879?18 April 1955) was a theoretical physicist. His many contributions to physics include the special and general theories of relativity, the founding of relativistic cosmology, the first post-Newtonian expansion, explaining the perihelion advance of Mercury, prediction of the deflection of light by gravity and gravitational lensing, the first fluctuation dissipation theorem which explained the Brownian movement of molecules, the photon theory and wave-particle duality, the quantum theory of atomic motion in solids, the zero-point energy concept, the semiclassical version of the Schrödinger equation, and the quantum theory of a monatomic gas which predicted Bose-Einstein condensation.
Einstein is best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics ?for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.?
Einstein published more than 300 scientific and over 150 non-scientific works. His non-scientific works include: About Zionism: Speeches and Lectures by Professor Albert Einstein (1930), ?Why War?? (1933, co-authored by Sigmund Freud), The World As I See It (1934), Out of My Later Years (1950), and a book on science for the general reader, The Evolution of Physics (1938, co-authored by Leopold Infeld). He is often regarded as the father of modern physics.
Do you agree with Albert Einstein?
Do you believe that the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination?
What is more important, imagination or knowledge?
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Chad says:
It's more like which came first the chicken or the egg? I think the egg as anything can emerge from it... similarly, I think imagination came first as anything, including knowledge, can emerge from it.
Posted November 23, 2009
effie says:
yes
Posted November 22, 2009
Talha Rashid Afridi says:
For past, what has been done, requires Knowledge.
For future, for doing something new there must be imagination.
Posted November 22, 2009
ImagineDoctor says:
IMAGINATION ... knowlege is nothing more than regurgitation of someone else's imagination.
Posted November 21, 2009
Velenux says:
Without imagination, there's no "new" knowledge. Only the established, already existant one. No progress.
Posted November 19, 2009
DIVIJ says:
YES,AGREE BECAUSE IF YOU IMAGINE EVRY THING IS POSIBLE
Posted November 19, 2009
Sanjeevi says:
Everything in the world is Built by Imagination, Designed by Knowledge
Posted November 18, 2009
Alvera says:
imagination. without a doubt, imagination is more important. all through out my high school years this quote was something that my mother repeated to me time after time when i was having a hard time in school. when we were children our imaginations were what made our lives as fun and peaceful as they were; i believe that peaceful is the key word there. as we grow up we lose our sense of imagination and become obsessed with reality. we loose that inner peace and suddenly we are adults, the aging process has us under its control. if we no longer get the urge to make a snowball and playfully throw it at our friends, or if we can't find it within ourselves to simply play, we have lost our imagination. imagination is more important than knowledge because without imagination, life would only be facts, and what fun is that?
Posted November 17, 2009
AliaMara says:
Imagination (: I think imagination is WAAY better than knowledge because if you know EVERYTHiNG in the world , then that`s practically .. it .. BUT , if you have imagination then you can extend your knowledge and think OUTSiDE THE BOX .. ;DD
Posted November 17, 2009
thiyagarajan says:
YES I AGREE WITH THIS ... IMAGINATION ONLY HAS CREATED THE EVERYTHING AROUND US NOW ...
Posted November 17, 2009
Athena says:
Imagination is the extent and the push which allows man to question and discover answers and therefore knowledge is what comes forth. Imagination is what drives the knowledge. Imagination: flying machines. Proof: finding answers; gain knowlege.
Posted November 16, 2009
Pablo Escabar says:
I'm just going to settle this once and for all. Without imagination we would have never stored knowledge and never had anything. Imagination all day...there is no comparison. No imagination = no lights. No imagination = no planes. No imagination = no way to store knowledge.
Posted November 09, 2009
cyneraca says:
knowledge comes from a book
imagination comes from within
Posted November 07, 2009
Srinivasarao says:
Progress of science will come only with Imagination.
Posted November 05, 2009
JC says:
Imagination is definitely more important because it can run wild and freely 24/7 while knowledge can't. Because our imaginations go deep, it leads to new inventions, new discoveries, and so on. Knowledge is needed, duh, but imagination is the reason we have that knowledge. Our curiosity.
Posted November 02, 2009
Sowdesh says:
im sure imagination is more important, coz knowledge has some limitations and imagination gives creativity with gives advanced actions to the future.
Posted November 01, 2009
sean says:
imagination creates more possibilities, can lead to new inventions while the knowledge you have is limited, you can only use it to a certain extent
Posted November 01, 2009
bea says:
yeah he was right..in knowledge..things are limited..in imagination ..you can think of anything you want..the possibilities.....
Posted October 25, 2009
biju singh says:
imagination is more important than knowledge because imagination can nourish the imagination and its not the knowledge which helps us to imagine abt something
Posted October 23, 2009
imad says:
Imagination is far more important than knowledge, as it is the mother of all inventions .... all inventions basically started with an image in the head.......intensive imagination would force your brain to gain the necessary knowledge to make it happen.
Posted October 21, 2009
GabrielGadfly says:
Knowledge is sometimes limiting. We "know" things to be true, and therefore don't strive to surpass those limits. Imagination redefines knowledge.
Posted October 15, 2009
Charley says:
if we take the instance of einstein, it took his imaginative break/leap from the contemporary newtonian knowledge to move physics forward... curved space/time wasn't in the knowledge of 19th century physics, it took imagination to push this forward. the same is true for all thinkers throughout the eras who have thought outside the box of knowledge of their times. imagination creates new things, which are only a posteriorly translated into a formalism we call knowledge. imagination creates, whilst knowledge is just a weaker recorded version that imagination isn't dependent upon, but sometimes draws from. but knowledge is static information that doesn't do anything new, only imagination can.
Posted October 12, 2009
ASHWIN says:
yes
Posted October 10, 2009
himaja says:
as for my opinion imagination is more important
Posted October 10, 2009
Bhargava soma sekhar says:
imagination is more important because "knowledge is what every one know-your imagination is what you only know. without imagination how can we invent any thing? i.e.,computer's,A.C's,Refrigerators e.t.c.,
Posted October 06, 2009
revenreborn says:
may i point out that scientests who used 'knowledge' to lead there lives said it would be impossible to walk on the moon but with a dream and a little bit of creativity, we made it happen. and one more thing, if there was no imagination in this world would you be happy? really?
Posted September 27, 2009
revenreborn says:
i am always seeking knowledge but i would lead a unhappy life withount imagination which many say is my greatest feature
Posted September 27, 2009
AE says:
without imagination, you would not have the gun in the first place or the cancer treatment...hello...
Posted September 21, 2009
ck says:
Imagination=non-consciousness, knowledge=consciousness , 98% of our perception and behavior is controlled by the non-consciousness mind and only about 2% is controlled by consciousness. Only 17% of your brain is the consciousness and 83% is non-consciousness. Do you want imagination or knowledge?
Posted September 16, 2009
Knowledge
Rose says:
imagination cauz imagination come first than knowledge, and knowledge put our ideas or imagimation in effect. if we did not use our imagination how can we create technology,or study organisms and do the math ect....
Posted September 27, 2009
Danny says:
Picture this......a war.u get shot. whos going to heal u. a cancer outbreak.surely paint wont heal this. it doesnt take a genius to work out wicth is better
Posted September 07, 2009
Grace H says:
both are equally important. what is knowledge without imagination? what is imagination without knowledge? we need both of these very significant and essential aspects in our lives. how can we live with only theory? how can we live with only dreams? What helps us produce creativity and wisdom is imagination and knowledge. one cannot live without one of the other. Therefore, I disagree with Einstein's statement. Both aspects are very important in our lives. We would live a very intricate life if we do not posses both imagination and knowledge in our lives.
Posted August 27, 2009
DKL@ says:
what about the old cavemen. they did not know anything.
Posted August 09, 2009
Infinity says:
Eventually this becomes a limiting question, what about HOW are imagination and knowledge important? We make some progress... If you use your knowledge and imagination instinctively, intelligently, constructively, etc you can start to see that it is all part of an interlocking process to advance and push ourselves forwards towards the continuation of discovering more about life itself, its a drive, both are equally important, alongside other elements such as intuition, logic, consideration etcetc. Using your knowledge and imagination can help you to think outside of real or non-real constraints or 'the box', they work symbiotically because they are so interdependant, one cannot exist without the other. Just like a debate produces answers because once divided, each side will choose a path to defend and this will increase productivity and results. We have to remember to come back together and share what we have found, to unite the discoveries in understanding the nature of knowledge and imagination, how they work both separately and together, to feel the rhythms of their working through different stages and relationships. If we can understand, nourish and harbour our knowledge and imagination we create a strong and powerful path upon which ourselves and others can safely tread this will provide an avenue towards new discoveries and horizons and maintain the continual inspiration for life itself! So we take ourselves forward and energise our individual way, together as a whole.
Trust what we know or explore to find out more?
Posted July 12, 2009
ferzvnum27 says:
,,for me knowledge is more important than imagination .,,it is because ,,how would you create a wide imagination if you don't have knowledge in your mind,,its just like sending a short text message to your friend ,.: how would you or how can send that message if your mobile phone doesn't have enough load"
Posted June 17, 2009
Chadrew says:
Imagination is only useful with a lot of knowledge to back it up.
If you have no knowledge but wild imagination that's how absurd nonsense like ghosts, UFOs, and sects like scientology are born.
You NEED knowledge.
Posted June 01, 2009
fade says:
i there for conclude that knowledge is more powerful or important instead of imagination because knowledge makes you imagine if you don't have knowledge whats make you imagine? if you have the power of imagination what makes you imagine?... knowledge!
although both side have a point but i rather choose knowledge than imagination..!!
..>>done!
Posted May 08, 2009
waheed60 says:
Knowledge without imagination can be productive. However, imagination without knowledge can lead you nowhere. Combination of knowledge with imagination is what makes you creative.
Let me explain this further with clear illustration. For instance, when you complete a degree in medicine in the university, you become a doctor and help people get rid of their diseases. That is productivity. But if you sit at home imagining how to treat people when they are sick, you will end up being a quack doctor and find yourself eventually in a prison. That is the land of nowhere. Whereas if you train as a doctor, carry out researches on various diseases, you will be able to treat people when they are sick and at the same time train more doctors and develop new methods of treatment. That is creative and it is what you will be remembered for.
Posted May 06, 2009
Alina says:
Knowledge maybe limited without imagination but we need knowledge to imagine otherwise why would we always say " I can't imagine so and so....?
Posted May 03, 2009
C-Joy says:
From a Montessori perspective, imagination is based on knowledge. Learn first, then play with what you know:)
Posted April 26, 2009
Richard_L'amour says:
Knowledge of course, without knowledge, imagination is just like a building without foundation, which cannot be established in the first place.
Posted April 26, 2009
Haggar says:
Imagination is a 'function' of knowledge! Knowledge is a 'function' of curiosity. So isn't curiosity more important than both 'knowledge' and 'imagination'?
Posted April 11, 2009
Treasures-By-Brenda says:
I am going to choose knowledge because I don't think it matters how much imagination you have if you do not have knowledge...
Brenda
Posted April 07, 2009
zipdog says:
For basic survival, a little of either one will do. If you want to make good money you need either a lot of one or a lot of the other, because the best things imagined and actually carried out start and end with a body of knowledge that lets the imagination run wild. If you have a lot of both coupled with ambition, you can make a ton of money. If making a living isn't important, pick one.
Posted April 06, 2009
alice says:
knowledge is more important because if we didn't have knowledge we wouldn't be able to imagine we wouldn't even know what imagination is!
Posted April 01, 2009
eddie says:
There is limited imagination with no knowledge
Posted March 06, 2009
DGL- An Olympia member says:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. It is not based on the disjuction: It is better to Know that I am right than imaging that I am right. But it is based on the conjuction that is better to know that I am right and imaging that you are right. In other words if you know then you die and if you imagine your keep on living.
Posted February 18, 2009
AK D!t0x says:
well it is quit simpal when Albert Einstein was born did
he knew every thing at the time of his birth did he Imagined
right away that E=mc2 or he gained some Knowledge first that
why is E=mc2 its just like when a child is borned he have learn
and diffrenciat between quit alot things for E.g he need to
that who is his mother and who is his father if he can imagin at
that he can imagin his father as his mother and what I think is
Imagination is only a glich of your mind Imagination are your
unfulfilled dreams . If I IMAGIN E=mc4 but the truth is E=mc2
our minds can imagin any thing we want even if they are against
nature for E.g last night I imagined A lion gave birth to a fox
is true nope . As closing down I ll say Every thing which exsict
is SCIENCE and Science is the KNOWLEDGE gathered for welfare of
ManKind
Posted February 11, 2009
Alan D F says:
Simple question:
can you survive these days with ability of imagination?
with knowledge?
Posted December 10, 2008
adanna Badgett says:
knowledge
Posted November 02, 2008
sunil jha says:
knowledge is more important.
Posted October 25, 2008
vivek says:
With knowledge you can sharpen your imagination. Big problems can not be solved unless you have basic knowledge.
Even you can't imagine without knowledge.
Posted October 24, 2008
vivek says:
still knowledge. If your imagination is boosted by knowledge you can do big miracle. without knowledge imagination is lame.
Posted October 20, 2008
Vivek Dikshit says:
Einstein made a number of discovery, but basis of those discoveries were great works of scientists like Maxwel, Boltzman and Riemann etc. So it can be said knowledge leads to imagination which leads to inovations.
Posted October 08, 2008
MobyD says:
This is not an either/or, black/white situation. Imagination feeds off knowledge; knowledge informs imagination. I can imagine the Beatles getting back together and recording a super album, but knowledge tells me this can't happen because John Lennon is dead. Knowledge informs us that some things, like bringing John back to life, cannot be changed. But imagination drives us to seek answers we have not yet found.
"Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace..."
Imagination creates the dreams. Knowledge gets us there.
Posted September 05, 2008
christine says:
WE ARE DOING A DEBATE ON THIS AND WE THINK THAT KNOWLEGE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE IMAGINATION BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE KNOWLEGE TO HAVE AN IMAGINATION
THANKS!!
Posted August 04, 2008
Jackie says:
Without adequate knowledge, there is no room for imagination. Learning and seeking out knowledge can inspire your imaginationTo put it plainly, you can not imagine anything if you do not know anything.
Posted July 28, 2008
eccles1 says:
Albert Einstein is saying "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
to US humans... and this is the whole problem too much imagination and no facts no knowledge=human nature at its best full of conflic and heartaches
Posted May 28, 2008
RobPrice says:
Imagination feeds off knowledge. The more you know the more you are able to imagine.
Posted May 26, 2008
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- Michael Michael Aug 3, 2009 @ 10:59 am
- A wonderful quote, that seems so obvious, I would have never guessed such a debate, that people would actually choose knowledge. Even with lots of knowledge, no breakthrough, nothing visionary has been created or even discovered with it, that was not spawned in some way by imagination. I dare say even the knowledge itself wasn't acquired without imagination 95% of the time. In the 5% of time when it knocked us in the head like an apple falling from a tree (ahem), it was imagination that let to exploiting, developing and thus advancing that knowledge.
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- jura jura Jun 15, 2009 @ 11:36 am
- Knowledge and imagination are imported .
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- Screenwriting4me Screenwriting4me May 18, 2009 @ 9:31 pm
- Imagination is the cornerstone of intelligence. Knowledge is what sets your imagination free.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen May 18, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
- Knowledge is important but an imagination will get you farther.
Great debate.
Lizzy
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- hlkljgk hlkljgk May 4, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
- great conversation you have going here.
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- C-Joy C-Joy Apr 26, 2009 @ 10:59 am
- Excellent question! I think imagination is important, but knowledge even more so. Life is more fun when the two are combined:)
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- This is excellent debate lens! Well done! And fully deserving of an angel blessing! :)
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