RichardKennaway comments on Rationality quotes: June 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 08 June 2010 04:46:39PM 3 points [-]

Putting those together, science is sanity and engineering is creativity. Or to merge this with an aphorism of George Bernard Shaw, science sees things and asks "why?", and engineering dreams things that never were and asks "why not!"

You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'

-- G.B.S.

Comment author: wedrifid 18 June 2010 01:05:08PM 2 points [-]

Putting those together, science is sanity and engineering is creativity.

Meanwhile I would want to employ a creative scientist but a sane engineer. Perhaps it is a matter of balance...

Comment author: RobinZ 08 June 2010 04:51:43PM 1 point [-]

Have you noticed how many G.B.S. quotes are in the top quotes list?