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PT3 : How can we reconcile the relentless drive to pursue knowledge with…

- - - - If time is inevitably expended in the pursuit of knowledge, how can we reconcile it with the relentless pursuit of knowledge by humans?
    - - How to balance between the need to temporarily solve a problem through action and pursuing knowledge to permanently solve it.
        
        Real World Example: Climate change is a phenomenon where urgent action to mitigate the immediate effects contradicts with pursuing knowledge to permanently solve it considering the finite resources (financial, time, human expertise, labor)?
  - - - Are some AoKs more important than others in terms of the value of knowledge in it?
      - Can we always know which knowledge has a higher value or benefit for humans?
        
        Natural Science: In 1928, Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin when he noticed that mold had killed bacteria in one of his petri dishes. This discovery wasn’t the result of an intentional search for antibiotics but rather a byproduct of his work on influenza.
        
        Mathematics: Non-Euclidean Geometry Discovery: In the 19th century, mathematicians like Nikolai Lobachevsky and János Bolyai unintentionally developed non-Euclidean geometry while trying to prove the parallel postulate (a fundamental element of Euclidean geometry). Instead, they discovered geometries where the parallel postulate did not hold. Non-Euclidean geometry became essential for Einstein’s theory of general relativity and has applications in fields like cosmology and theoretical physics. It transformed the understanding of space and geometry.