Imagination vs. Knowledge

Many question the importance of imagination and knowledge and which is more important. I believe that both supplement each other. Imagination is the idea of extrapolating known knowledge in order to create new knowledge. On the other hand, knowledge supplements imagination because it is the basis of it. Without knowledge, imagination would not be able to progress and flourish. This may make it seem like knowledge is superior to imagination but just as knowledge is important for imagination, imagination is important to knowledge because imagination advances it into previously undiscovered grounds of knowing.

There are however, some aspects of imagination and knowledge that allow one field to surpass the other. Knowledge, as previously mentioned, is the foundation of imagination. Additionally, knowledge is more practical and applicable to reality. For example, knowledge enables individuals to implement what they know into real life situations (i.e. building a house, playing a sport) Many may argue that any such activities or tasks could be done without knowledge of how to, but with knowledge, the task or activity would be much more easily accomplished.
Conclusively, I strongly believe that Imagination and Knowledge are both crucial for the development of each other.