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"Which I now see is why scientists insist on sticking to things that can be measured, proven and quantified. Anything else is..." No. Science is a mean to an
by Juliate 7y ago
"Which I now see is why scientists insist on sticking to things that can be measured, proven and quantified. Anything else is..."
No. Science is a mean to an end, not an end in itself. And intuition, an open mind, imagination help a lot, without drifting into superstition.
Read some history, you'll find out that a lot of scientific (and engineering) discoveries were triggered by imagination servicing some more rational/rigorous practices.
- orange8 7y ago> So they might even engage in activities we cannot grasp or identify I don't think that's what they mean when they say imagination: imagining things we can not imagine. And science starts with real imagination, then move on to practical, measurable applications.