What can we do to promote imagination in the young in non-Islamic societies?

Question

Imagination is in peril in our decadent Western culture, because little is left to the imagination any more. Young people’s minds are subject to a constant barrage of powerful and emotive images, none of which have emerged from the fertility of their own minds but have been handed to them ready-made with all the high-impact gloss and glitter available to the entertainment industry.

Answer 1

good question!!
education is the key!
the education system here stinks and needs to be improved.
if people learn more they will become intelligent and can think for themselves.

Answer 2

Why non-Islamic? It seems everyone needs more imagination including Islamic societies.

"Young people’s minds are subject to a constant barrage of powerful and emotive images, none of which have emerged from the fertility of their own minds but have been handed to them ready-made"

This could be said about young Islamic kids in the Middle East. They grow up hating the West just because they are told to do so.

Answer 3

LOL!!!! You are so correct...every culture has their downfalls.
Now lets look at the Muslim youths in the Middle east; arent their minds also subject to a constant barrage of powerful and emotive images handed to them ready-made??? Think about it.
Before you criticise others, check yourself.

Answer 4

Well there are orgs like ISNA and ICNA who doing this job well but I personally think we need to get rid of some of our mullahs who have no idea to engage in a dialogs with others.

Like the mosque by my house. I suggest that we should have a day in the week when people from other religion can come and ask questions about Muslim and Sufi philosophy and theology and take a tour of mosque. To this day, they are having hard time deciding doing such thing.

Answer 5

So why do YOU and Islam liars such as you think of that we who commute on your united states of america and notice the certainty of you each and every physique is too stupid to be certain that each and every thing you assert is a lie, and your faith is definitely in elementary terms a disguise up on your loss of expertise and your hate for the efficient? i do no longer hate you on your faith, yet I hate the crummy issues you're being taught. Why no longer turn to the inconvenient reality somewhat than to help the undemanding little lie? there's a salvation for you, in case you would be sturdy sufficient to repent. turn faraway from homicide and lies and turn to telling the genuine reality. Your Islamic brothers do farm poppies. Your Islamic brothers do smoke and drink. your Islamic brothers do hire whores, and that they do view pornography. Your Islamic brothers do commit homicide of innocents interior the call of Allah. and you're part of it. yet i'm no longer fooled, I easily have been to the land of islam and that i've got seen the debris and rubble. I easily have seen the undesirable devoid of arms and ft being tormented day and night by using the wealthy. I easily have seen the guy residing in a cardboard field, and that i've got seen the youngsters with their bulging malnourished bodies and their arms held out for an alm. I easily have seen the festering sores on the exterior of the untended innocents. and that i've got seen the sturdy youthful adult men of Islam walkright previous those issues and purchase a %. of cigarettes and walk on. you pick to be certain what Islam has for you? basically circulate to the place Islam reigns and walk around for a short jointly as. in case you come again with your existence, then you particularly will understand.

Answer 6

Teach science and engineering without religion and imagination and creativity will flourish.
China and the EU are ascending while Judeo, Christian, Muslim nations are in decay.
The other stuff about young people not having imagination is not accurate; it is just suppressed by religious bigotry in theocracies.

Answer 7

Education is not going to spur imagination..... getting outdoors.... away from everything that is plugged in.... that is what spurs imagination... making shapes/pictures out of the cottage cheese ceilings.... Going on walks at night, when it's dark..... sharing ideas and making silly jokes.... telling stories.

There is still plenty of room for imagination in our modern world.

What does it matter whether or not the society is Islamic or not? that makes NO sense to me.

Answer 8

Why don't you want to promote it in the Islamic societies, too? They' re just as much in peril. As for my solution--more art and music classes, as well as more engineering and technical classes where people take what they learn and actually apply it.

Answer 9

I totally agree with you...

Answer 10

two points for me ; )