Read this excerpt from a black hole is not a hole. luckily, you can visit a black hole with your imagination. fueled by facts, you can blast off to a black hole or two and find out what might happen once you arrive. what does the author mean? imagination is not when studying for a science test. facts decrease creativity when a reader cannot experience something firsthand. facts allow a reader to envision what they cannot experience firsthand. imagination is useful when writing a research paper.