Vera NazarianScience is an organized pursuit of triviality. Art is a casual pursuit of significance. Let's keep it in perspective.
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The practice of science and the practice of art are greatly different. If we take a look at both disciplines we can see that science is all about the pursuit of triviality while art is all about the pursuit of significance. In both disciplines there is a great deal of effort invested in understanding the world around us. There is a tendency to consider scientific research as trivial because there is an easy answer to every question one can ask.
In many ways, science is boring. On the other hand, art is interesting because there are no easy answers. Art challenges our intellect and inspires us to think about the world around us in a deeper way.
Therefore, it is interesting and significant in a casual sense that we pursue these two forms of expression.
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