Some quick scribbles here:
We are hitting 2 main ideas here: 'New ideas may not be derived from a logical sense of thinking.' & 'Intuition may be more 'logical' than scientific thought.' Could Education be instilling a less effective way of cultivating creative and original minds? More than often, I feel that what we learn may be instilled by fixated concepts that is based on too much 'formula' / biased ideas; rather than making us think about 'what are other possible ways that are derived from the so-called less sophisticated means of thought, such as intution; and 'how are such ideas formed beyond the science/math/tech routes'. When we solve problems of any kind, scientific methods help us to come to answers in a top-down method that could be quite mechanistic, resulting from mainly a few thinking routes. That often assumes that such evaluative methods will eventually come out with the so-called 'right' solution. Intuition is one part of our minds that may have been incubating over time and come up with a way of thought via various experiences. These intrinsic experiences may not be highly valued because it is often hard to measure without tangible evidence. This article also reminds me of my observations on people who may have very little formal education but are very experienced problem solvers in their own interpretated ways/methods. The value of being formally recognized is very important in our socieities such as the use of verbal expressive power is usually the 'lingua franca' of a smart solution. However, the reality is that such intelligence had not been that very sound. Look at the mess that we have. Isn't that coming out from 'logical' thought?
PS: pardon the terse write up. I know I have to express it better, and I could have written very short quick notes on the article. But others must know how I think too. Pretty much a pain for me to write really...hope this makes sense.
