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Originally Posted by gmw
I don't think things are so cut and dried as that. There are degrees of creativity, and types of creativity. And like most attributes, a lack of natural capability in a particular area can sometimes be made up for by adapting skills in another, and - more particularly - by hard work and learning the "trade".
Maybe, just maybe, hard work cannot totally replace having at least some creativity - though I've seen people do some impressive things through sheer determination over the years - but I'm more inclined to think that there is a natural culling here, a lack of creativity means a lack of desire to create. Or phrased the other way, creativity drives the desire to create.
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I think I was thinking to narrow...
Some people can walk into a junk yard and see a tank. Grab parts and start building, and presto they come up with a tank. Is this creative?
Some people look at block of wood and sea a bear and they grab some tools and presto they have a bear! Is this creative?
Some people look at a yard full of trucks, and a pile of boxes and the see a route that will efficiently get those boxes to their correct destination. Is this creative?
Some people look at some people look at a new disease that is plaguing humans and see chemical compounds mixing together and presto new medicine! Is this creative?
Some people look at animal prints in the dirt and see the animal, its habits, and the best way to hunt and kill it. Is this creative?
If all of those fall under the definition of creative we are using, then I retract my statement and replace it with EVERYONE is creative, just in their own domain.
