Academy of Sciences of Heroesland

Theory is one thing, but without practice, you won't come up with anything new. If a person, without a "knowledge base," as you put it, engages in practice, they will eventually understand everything. And then, perhaps, they will become wiser. Of course, if they have the ability to think.

And yes, a related question — the awareness and understanding of the essence of one's own actions ("Hooray! I understand why this law works this way and where it can be applied in real life"), even if you don't conduct research from scratch — does it lead to becoming wiser?

Perhaps. But it's debatable. P.S. Tengro, either write faster or wrap it up, because it's almost morning.