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  • waldenthree.net Mar 18, 2012 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    Appreciating your topic. Both are important but imagination works better with knowledge behind it for innovation and creative thinking that is value added.
  • Gold3 Mar 15, 2012 @ 11:54 am | delete
    What a great lens. I have one daughter who is very intelligent...gifted and talented program, straight A's, etc. I have another daughter who is wonderfully creative, good with her hands, etc. And she is smart in her own right. I believe a healthy mix of both imagination and intelligence is wonderful.
  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 14, 2012 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    This topic certainly created some debate. Trust Montessori to create the opportunity.
  • DogWatchColumbus Mar 14, 2012 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Love this lens!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 14, 2012 @ 10:34 am | delete
    A perfect debate topic. Every single one of Einstein's quotes could stand alone as the subject of a web page. Let's see... that should give you enough lens topics for the next 50 years! I love Albert Einstein and so I appreciated this feature. Very nicely conceived and presented. Thanks!
  • Shawna Jan 3, 2012 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Some history and context to the quote: http://www.larouchepac.com/node/20891
  • Author Frank Martin DiMeglio Dec 25, 2011 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    This question really boils down to the extent that thought is similar to what it describes, for the ability of thought to describe or reconfigure sensory experience is ultimately dependent upon the extent to which thought is similar to sensory experience. Thought is, ultimately, integrated and interactive with sensory experience (to a limited extent, of course). This is the source of our deepest genius, when thought is more broadly and narrowly like what it describes..

    Author Frank Martin DiMeglio
  • Aurogra Nov 30, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
    You most certainly need both. but i thin to push boundries you need imagination, you need the knowledge to understand what has happened , why it has happened and the imagination to see what could happen and how to get there. I love the wonders of the inknown.
  • TheoryofKnowledge Nov 19, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! I agree with Einstein, though I think he should have added something about PLAY...
  • ajgodinho Feb 17, 2011 @ 1:04 am | delete
    Great debate ~ I think both are important and go hand-in-hand. Knowledge can produce imagination and imagination more knowledge. If I were to be asked to choose one over the other, I would prefer imagination over knowledge. :)
  • ShamanicShift Jan 26, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    What fun -- great juxtaposition -- blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • fickledpen Jan 17, 2011 @ 10:07 am | delete
    I just believe you need the imagination as the initial foundation. The imagination allows an individual to dream, and in doing so, enables that person to seek the knowledge necessary to make those dreams a reality. In truth, you definately cant have one without the other, an imagination without knowledge is just a dream, knowledge without imagination is just information.
  • mcochs Oct 4, 2010 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Terrific lens-loved it!
  • dryder Oct 2, 2010 @ 6:26 am | delete
    I think you need both.
  • emcueto Oct 1, 2010 @ 5:04 am | delete
    I think that both are necessary but knowledge is just a little bit more important than imagination. This is because what we imagine is first based on something else, which is something that we already know.
  • drifter0658 Sep 21, 2010 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    Without imagination, our knowledge would be very limited. Great debate!
  • Laddoo Sep 14, 2010 @ 9:30 am | delete
    Imagination in my view would beat knowledge any day!
  • michael Sep 11, 2010 @ 9:34 am | delete
    KNOWLEDGE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN IMAGINATION;

    "Good knowledge is better than life" O.Nwobu, for it is said "To deny oneself knowledge of the truth is to deny oneself a save life" O.Nwobu, and "an unsafe life is as good as a dead one".
    "A Bird at hand is worth two in the bush". knowledge IS MORE important than imagination because imagination is a MERE EXTENSION of knowledge". can anyone who has no knowledge about something take up imagination about that thing? definitely NO!!!!!
  • bygproductions May 30, 2010 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    I think both are important. You can have a great imagination, but if you don't have knowledge you won't be able to do anything worthwhile with the things you imagine.
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 21, 2010 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    This is a very interesting debate! It was really fun to read the opinions too. Angel Blessed and added to my Squid Angel Mouse Tracks lens.
  • Pukeko Nov 12, 2009 @ 11:31 pm | delete
    Really interesting topic. Great debate. Great quote from a very knowledgeable man!
  • Varelli Oct 26, 2009 @ 9:05 am | delete
    As I see it, both knowledge and imagination are the products of the same thing, which is thought. Which is limited! In this sense, imagination is not infinite, but rather a continuous reconfiguration of pieces of knowledge itself. Thus it only seems infinite! I believe that neither knowledge, nor imagination are signs of intelligence, but of the mere intellect. Intelligence is something else...

    Good lens!
  • Michael Aug 3, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    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.
  • jura Jun 15, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Knowledge and imagination are imported .
  • Screenwriting4me May 18, 2009 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    Imagination is the cornerstone of intelligence. Knowledge is what sets your imagination free.
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 18, 2009 @ 6:25 pm | delete
    Knowledge is important but an imagination will get you farther.
    Great debate.
    Lizzy
  • hlkljgk May 4, 2009 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    great conversation you have going here.
  • C-Joy Apr 26, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    Excellent question! I think imagination is important, but knowledge even more so. Life is more fun when the two are combined:)
  • chicandsavvy Apr 21, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Interesting and lighthearted debate. I always enjoy your lenses. 5*'s.
  • DebWier Apr 18, 2009 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    This is one of my favorite quotes of all time so I really enjoyed this lens. Great job!
  • a_willow Apr 15, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    This is excellent debate lens! Well done! And fully deserving of an angel blessing! :)
  • Sarunas Apr 10, 2009 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    Awesome lens : )
    Good job. 5 stars from me.
    Keep it up.
  • papawu Apr 8, 2009 @ 12:50 am | delete
    Great question and interesting debate.
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Apr 7, 2009 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    Interesting debate...I chose knowledge because I think imagination without the knowledge just wouldn't work...there's no debate, however, about this lens being worthy of a SquidAngel blessing from a brand-new SquidAngel!

    Brenda
  • SammySpam Mar 29, 2009 @ 7:31 am | delete
    A great debate! Was fun reading everybody's thoughts.
  • jura Mar 28, 2009 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    Knowledge is most important but with out imagination is hard to use your knowledge.
  • hemorrhoid-treatment-master Mar 27, 2009 @ 5:47 am | delete
    Fantasic lens!! Imagination is more powerful than knowledge. What we believe about ourselves subconsciously is more powerful than want we think consciously.
  • Susan52 Mar 13, 2009 @ 11:58 am | delete
    I used this quote in my "Nurturing Imagination" lens and believe it's a great quote to remember, also a fabulous idea for this lens. Well done!
  • tandemonimom Mar 7, 2009 @ 9:51 pm | delete
    I already rated this great debate; now I am lensrolling it to my Homeschool Quotes lens, with LOTS of Einstein quotations!
  • Yamin Feb 12, 2009 @ 5:59 am | delete
    Imagination.Because I think imagination is the basis of knowledge.
  • Gaurang Feb 7, 2009 @ 5:19 am | delete
    Imagination is the key even to science. man in the early stages was no scientist to discover fire..that explains it all. intelligence is a very subjective issue. imagination, stranger.
  • sandy Feb 5, 2009 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    This is very much true in todays world where knowledge can be had by a simple google search but not imagination.
  • manori Jan 20, 2009 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    [ini live in imagination world reply to rydigga]
  • Educator_With_a_Heart Jan 8, 2009 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for the inspiration! I believe that imagination is vital to the exploration of ideas and critical thinking that we need to go forward and solve the problems of our complex world.
  • awelldressedbullet Jan 6, 2009 @ 6:09 pm | delete
    What a great idea for a debate and another great lens! Albert rocks! - Kathy
  • tandemonimom Dec 31, 2008 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Fun debate! 5*
  • rydigga Dec 21, 2008 @ 12:42 am | delete
    This lens is excellent, extremely thought provoking. The imagination is both boundless and inherent. Knowledge must be recorded over time. Every man-made thing in the human realm was formed by the imagination first; we build a picture first, form an idea, and everything flows out of that.
  • Aika Dec 10, 2008 @ 8:47 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens. I can't decide whether which one is the answer. Sometimes, imagination is just imagination. :)
  • Serenity_Prayer_Gifts Nov 24, 2008 @ 11:27 am | delete
    Wonderful Lens! Interesting questions. Does it take intelligence to comprehend imagination or the other way around? Keep up the lovely work! :-)
  • DrRichard Oct 12, 2008 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    Sorry I can't decide between the two!! You can't really be successful without either ;-) 5 stars by the way...
  • melissa Sep 11, 2008 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    i have to do a dumb presentation on albert einstein i think that he is smart butt kinda show off
  • Jewelsofawe Sep 5, 2008 @ 1:07 pm | delete
    Another great lens of yours! 5*
  • ms-giggles May 27, 2008 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    My imagination just gave you 10 trillion stars for your lens. May the brightness of 10 trillion stars shine down on you with health, wealth and Gods goodness.
    Cheers Beth
  • hamdani May 27, 2008 @ 2:29 am | delete
    yes,
    Imagination is the most powerful of all the issues which a human being is bestowed. Without imagination would not have taken place. Imagination is the all powerful intution gifted by the Almighty. Knowledge is the essence of the Imagination. Imagination is the wisdom which is possessed by every human being. I strongly believe that Imagination is the only strong tool which we have by the Almighty.
  • SivartM May 22, 2008 @ 2:10 pm | delete
    Great lens, I've never heard that Albert Einstein quote before and never really thought about imagination versus knowledge. Neat debate!
  • bdkz May 21, 2008 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Great debate I featured you on Cowabunga! http://bdkz.typepad.com/cowabunga/
  • May 18, 2008 @ 12:24 am | delete
    What great imagination you had to inspire you to search for all this knowledge!
  • ElizabethJeanAllen May 16, 2008 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    Great Lens! Another facinating scientist is Sir Isaac Newton. Like Einstein, he stepped out of the bounds of tradition.
    5 Stars and Lensroll to Benjamin Franklin.
    Liz
  • MerryM May 16, 2008 @ 12:07 am | delete
    what a great idea for a debate. I'm going to think about this and return with an answer when I'm not so sleep deprived ;)
  • jeffwend May 15, 2008 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Nice work here, squid angel blessings
  • tdove May 15, 2008 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Great lens. Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • EelKat May 14, 2008 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    great lens! I couldn't decide which was better so I ended up voting for them both! LOL!
  • spirituality May 14, 2008 @ 6:25 am | delete
    Lovely debate - hope more people will join in.

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