actually answering a question

just realized that i never actually adressed the question from 2 posts ago.

"Is imagination a quality of God that is given to His children, or a corruption of His quality of creativity?" or something like that.

although now that i have set myself on answering this, i find that i dont think that creativity and imagination actually have anything to do with each other.

Creative rests upon the root word 'create', and usually has some connotation of originality.

Imagination is rooted in the word 'image', and usually denotes forming images or concepts in the mind.

Now, these two work greatly together, the imagination creating concepts, ideas, and images, while creativity makes them concrete and tangible. but they dont necessarily need each other, nor are they in any way the exact same thing. Creativity has many expressions that dont require imagination (although they may benefit from it) , including problem solving and impromptu art forms, such as free writing or improve acting/singing. Imagination also has many expressions that require no creativity, such as memory recall, like when you mentally retrace your steps when your trying to remember where you put your car keys, doing math problems in your head, and often processing concepts. also, making any mental concept of a sensory experience that isnt actally present requires the imagination.

Just another thought