Humans search in acquiring knowledge begins with thinking. As Descartes explains, it is our ability to think which sets us apart as individuals and has led to advances in society’s advancements. Knowledge is based off our ability to think, and one way which we think creatively is by using our curiosity. Curiosity is one of the most important parts of an individuals critical thinking. To help us explore our curiosities we use our imagination. We create new ideas, images, and concepts using our imagination and fiction. Over the course of history it was imagination which was used to develop the innovative ideas used in the advancement of societies behaviors. Imagination is generated through many ways, one being through storytelling. By using stories and fiction we are able to see the different perspectives and deeper thoughts of certain people. Without fiction everyone would have the same objective opinions. Fiction is important to tell us that not everything is set in stone, you can dream, think and be creative.  Storytelling allows us to reflect on those perspectives, thoughts, and dreams and allow us to generate our own opinions on those ideas, adding to societies knowledge pool. This creates a growing cycle in which people build off the knowledge of others. Fiction and stories are responsible for almost every invention we have today. Without it we would not have dreamt of things like self driving cars, smart phones, even going to the moon. It allows us to follow Descartes path of asking what if, dreaming big, and most importantly thinking independently.