Does Universe have boundaries?

[Kevin_Hall]

Each time I think of it a quote comes to my head:"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world".
Einstein

What do you think of it?

[Bobbyoutback]

There are no boundaries beyond our universe , just possibilities of more .

Great question .
Bobby

[JA]

Originally Posted by Kevin_Hall

Each time I think of it a quote comes to my head:

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world".
Einstein

What do you think of it?

He was wrong - he can't know what he doesn't know and therefore cannot conclude it* is limited.

What I would say; however, is that knowledge can be limiting, in that it confines one to a certain paradigm, whereas imagination can help one break free from that same paradigm.

Best
JA

*knowledge

[Constant (David)]

Originally Posted by JA

He was wrong - he can't know what he doesn't know and therefore cannot conclude it* is limited.

What I would say; however, is that knowledge can be limiting, in that it confines one to a certain paradigm, whereas imagination can help one break free from that same paradigm.

Best
JA

*knowledge

If you're the author of GR then, you can say anything that comes to mind...btw, it doesn't make sense, but I'm not the author of GR

[JA]

Originally Posted by Constant

If you're the author of GR then, you can say anything that comes to mind

Hi David

Good point and nice retort, but being being eminent or right about something, doesn't make you right about everything, especially a generalization about knowledge and imagination, which falls in to the domain of philosophy, science, .... many things. It is subject matter on which many can comment.

Originally Posted by Constant

...btw, it doesn't make sense, but I'm not the author of GR

Do you mean his statement doesn't make sense?

Best
JA

[Sunfish (Ray)]

There are versions of this quote in context from interviews and a book
Quoted here

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/0...n-imagination/

At times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason. When the eclipse of 1919 confirmed my intuition, I was not in the least surprised. In fact, I would have been astonished had it turned out otherwise. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. It is, strictly speaking, a real factor in scientific research.

The author seems t be talking about intuition and the ability of the mind to make unconscious leaps and achieve insights, but of course these are based on knowledge and experience .