Re: Creativity

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (rick++) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> (Suspiciously like a midterm question ...)

Yes, it *was* something like a midterm question; we had a debate and I
performed quite well at it...

> But I'd like to add the question, "Is creatively a useful or necessary
> component of intelligence"?
> 
> You do need to generate new trial solutions to solve problems.
> A more creative intelligence could solve the problem faster
> being more creative.
> 
> A more creative intelligence would be more interesting to communicate
> with than a less creative one.

We discussed the following matter, too: assuming that creativity is a
measure of the mind's entropy, a lot like the way temperature is a
measure of the entropy of the Universe, can we speak of a "heat death"
of the mind as it becomes more rational? Rationality implies modeling
reality, these models gradually getting closer and closer to
perfection, until they eliminate any changes and thus creativity
altogether. What will it mean for the mankind?

 -- Mihai.