This is a difficult question/choice, and it is posed as a choice that you have to make between these two examples...
Sometimes in history, we as a society in general, value certain things or types of professions, etc. more over comparative (seemingly) others.
Paradigms shift and apple carts are over turned in fast motion. It's a damn turbulent world we are lucky to experience in relative slow motion galactically or universally (statistically speaking anyways) wise.
What was valued yesterday is worthless tomorrow, and so the dichotomy of life is displayed yet again, in example after non-stop example.
Sometimes the best choice is to make NO decision at all. However, here in this thread, you exercise the mind and make a choice as offered below, because this exists in this space, it's own little hypothetical universe, where we can communicate and learn what another thinks and reasons and more quickly assimilate knowledge and wisdom perhaps, at far younger and younger ages, to our collective and even individual greater benefit, statistically speaking, in the short and long term each.
Can we raise IQ? Can we raise educational knowledge more quickly and common knowledge in general at younger ages, if so challenged? Can we raise reasoning and logic? Can we learn and challenge ourselves for lifetimes and stop thinking about education as #'s & degrees? Can we each be realized and recognized exactly as we are more so, or do we accept happily the standards in place today???
Paradigms shift.
We have the tools today to accomplish great individual and societal gains, but enough purposeful distraction and splintering through divisiveness, that conquer & divide persists... and so even with so much momentum to push all envelopes that should be pushed, the mechanism to efficient change and production and balance, self sufficiency as a principle to seek and practice both, personally and professionally, seems to bind up and lose its effectiveness where greatness could have been gained yesterday already, and tomorrow looking even more promising already.
Would a non profit medical plan around the world, for world health care, and fair practice and the finest standards, instantly shift a paradigm so can't thought so long indestructible ?
Do we as human being hold on desperately to "comfortable" that we just look advancement today in the face and put it off with no gain ???
Are we so arrogant today ?
The philosopher says this, the painter that, and the engineer another while the lawyer argues this, and the doctor diagnoses that.
So now that your gears are turning, I turn to a relatively simple question.
...but don't forget about everything above, it a frame of sorts for you to intellectually engage with.
Simply pick one or the other ONLY, and state why in one to a million words.
Who (collectively) are the greatest geniuses today and why, scientists or artists?
