This is a great point. Not the final answer, maybe, but an important observation: that paradox often stems from ignorance. It could be argued (it is sometimes

This is a great point. Not the final answer, maybe, but an important observation: that paradox often stems from ignorance. It could be argued (it is sometimes argued) that ignorance fuels creativity ("he did it because he didn't know it was impossible", etc.); but more often than not, creativity stems from a deep familiarity with a given topic, and the ability to detect / invent connections between different subject matters that are not obvious, or indeed visible to anyone else.