Art vs. Science
...tter – That’s a point you can’t dismiss.” Says the Artist: “It seems that you are wrong. For art is quite the best. While people shun your science, they like art above the rest. You don’t see paintings hung of famous science works. You don’t hear ‘ooh’ and ‘ahh’ when people hear where science lurks. “And we have people too, who helped the world out. Try Shakespeare, Bach, Van Gogh, or Mozart. That’s what we’re about. It’s jolly good that E is same as MC squared. But no one knows the meaning there, and no one ever cared. “It’s art that represents the humans as a whole. Your science may know rules but emotion is our role. See humans are not just a bit of flesh and bone; We have emotions, feelings, thoughts, that artists know alone.” Says the Scientist: “Who cares about your lofty thoughts? You don’t survive by seeing art; You live off food and water, too, And that’s where science plays its part.” Says the Artist: “I’ve never needed math to pick food from a tree. Therefore I don’t think science ever was much use to me. I’m glad the speed of light is fast as fastest is. Of course, that fact will only help me on a science quiz.” Says I: The artist and the scientist Did battle day and night, And little was accomplished by Their foolish need to fight. The Greeks were right in BCE, For both they did get done. The practices of art and science Were considere...