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Originally Posted by rei  discrimination!
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seriously though, you seem to be saying that only objective science, fields of study, and 'left-brained' thinking can be brilliant. would having institutions pay you for your undergraduate degree (as opposed to you paying for it) count, or not so much? skipping a few grades? what about solving problems in creative and innovative ways? does that only count if it's math?
sorry dude, i am being a bit pushy or snarky or whatever, but i guess i am tired of feeling like my right-brained abilities are somehow less than the abilities of someone who's successful in more empirical areas.
but i will agree there is a difference between being exceptional and being a rarity. |
Yes I'm talking mainly objective science. Or a combination. Einstein was a creative genius and although slower in school he did earn a physics degree.
If it's going to be right brain there are qualifications analogue to being a math prodigy or whatever.
One could examine Stravinski, Penderecki maybe Copland, look at their lives and habits. Someone with huge right brain power who could not only imagine each part of an orchestra but used the talent to write beautiful music.
Might be too subjective, left is more concrete. But most real genius has shown super high left aptitude AND right. Many of the famous philosophers and scientist have shown great creativity when making new discoveries.
New fields often emerge from that one person.
Newton - physics and calculus, Einstein, Bohm, Heisenburg - quantum physics,
Reimann - non-Eluclidean geometry, prime number theory
or right-left,
Bach - late baroque and the start of modern music, mathematician or math enthusiast
Kandinsky - started abstract but also wrote some brilliant books on art theory. Very deep.