Sunday, July 16, 2000

Science vs. Art, or On the Subject of Passion vs. Science

(A librarian told me she thought that scientists only use the left side of brain and that is why they are not good at art and creative stuff.  I have met quite a few people that are under this impression.
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They keep saying, "choose something you are passionate about,' 'make sure it's something you really, really want, follow your dreams, show them how much you WANT it,' 'if you follow your dreams, anything is possible.'

There was even specific advice dispensed in a few different places.  "Don't feel obligated to study something just because it will earn money.  Don’t feel like you have to study something just because it is a job you have already heard of. _____
Choose something you are <passionate> about, like art or music or writing.  Or maybe you are passionate about people.  If you are enthusiastic enough, try hard enough, anything can happen, if you let it, you can make it happen.'
(Mentl also art and music programs bei cut from public schools due to funding.  Yet public schools claim they are trying to shore up the science and math curricula because the Russians went to the moon first or something.  It's like a double whammy of bad news that is eating these "passionate" people's shorts.
""Science stifles individuality""

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