1.What does the history of civilization show?
The history of civilization shows how to choose between making the right and wrong use of the discoveries of science. Man always has to choose between the right and wrong use of science. Man has either used the inventions and discoveries of science or misused them. It shows that in whatever way man uses inventions and discoveries of science, there is a big effect in the life because science has developed so rapidly in the modern time. There have been more scientific discoveries in our own age than in any previous period of history. They have caused so many changes so quickly that it has been like a revolution. So, people say that they are living in an age of revolution.
2. How may the pursuit of knowledge be protected from being harmful?
Knowledge alone cannot be so useful. There have been many bad effects of knowledge due to lack of enough wisdom. So, knowledge should be essentially combined with wisdom. It can help any specialist to understand what evil consequences his achievement can have, outside his field. The teaching of wisdom can prevent the pursuit of knowledge from being harmful. It has become more difficult than it used to be owing to the extent and complexity of the specialized knowledge required of various kinds of technicians.