Funny you'd say that. Other people say cooking is art, while baking is a science. No room for errors.
Cooking is art, baking is a very easy science (weight things and check the temperature), pastry is another thing. That requires talent, experience and a lucky star.
Baking bread is fun because its not science. It had guidelines but thats it
if there was no room for "errors", how is it possible that there are tens of thousands of different bread and cookie recipes and stuff like that?