Art is the tree of life. SCIENCE is the Tree of DEATH ART is the Tree of LIFE GOD is JESUS
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Blake contrasts art as life-giving with science as death-dealing, while asserting a specific religious belief.
- In plain terms
- Art gives life, science takes it away, and God is Jesus.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize art and faith over scientific rationalism.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define the value of art versus science?
- Does faith require rejecting reason?
Another view
This view dismisses the life-affirming potential of scientific progress.
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