Science or art?

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Do you like scientific stuff or artistic ones??
I like art more but I always think that science is more important and that art is kinda useless
What about everyone here what do you think of it???

Some science is art.

Ohhh ok I didn't know

Both. They are both my favorites.

Besides, why should the use of something be a criterion for its value? A lot of beautiful things, both in science and art, are useless.

Art. It's less dogmatic.

And some art is scientific

I like both too but I love working on art like drawing and coloring; its my favorite thing to do

I enjoy those things that are 'useless' like looking at a painting or reading literature, but I keep thinking that they won't change anything like create something which would bring humanity further or wipe out a disease like how science does

Yes I like art so much because you don't have to keep remembering some rules to it and because you can do whatever you want to the object you're working on in all the ways you want and can think of

I understand that very well. Speaking for myself, I like to work on (scientific) problems that are not just "pure" science, but also have (at least some distant) application in reality.

It is most satisfying to me when a thing of beauty is also a thing of use, when the two virtues coincide. In the arts one can sometimes find that in architecture or industrial design.

Both.

Both have vital roles in our world and our lives. And to say art is "useless"? Wow. Art feeds the soul and the intellect, can have profound impact on people and therefore society, and is clearly a vital necessity to the human spirit, as we've never seemed to want to live without it, the creation of it and the enjoyment of it. It's as much a need for human beings as air to breathe and food to ingest. Never underestimate the value of emotional, psychological and spiritual enrichment, let alone plain fun, that comes from what the human race creates artistically.

I like both---but I'm probably more effective when I comment on artistic things rather than scientific things.

I trust the Scientific Method--but I trust anecdote even more. Rather, I trust a combination of both.

Hey Birdie--wish I was going to England. My wife is coming next week to visit her son.

I could have bought over some fish and chips from a Schwarma joint (or anything you'd like--maybe something more "good for you?) I think we would have had a nice chat!

I promise: no ulterior motives LOL.

This is a hard question.

If you take art to be very broad and include movies, books, series, manga etc, then they are very important to me because I love reading and watching fiction. They are a big part of my life. I take far more personal interest in them than in science. I strongly prefer fiction to non-fiction.

On the other hand science comes with more valuable things, like technology and medication. Without science I wouldn't have my asthma medication, and then I might not have been here at all. Science is definitely more important in how it improves our lives in so many ways.

But I don't think arts are useless. Most people need to feel entertained in some way or other.
Also, the right type of book can change how people view things (even though it's rare), and it can often broaden your horizon. Even if that's small scale, I don't think it's useless.