Originally Posted by
pinoline
that's actually controversial because we know empiricism was born out of analyzing the sky phenomena. the first mathematical instruments were formulated for keeping track of the time, or for calculating the distance of the stars, with astrolabes ( 2 millenia BC).
the officicial writings in such an old period involved for the most parts ritual and esoteric practices, exorcisms and foretelling were a part of the Higher Education of the scribes and vizirs, the sages of the time; as praying to the gods was not only common but mandatory.
in such a scenario it's difficult to determinate what is empirical and what is tradition, because empiricism is based on those traditions.
we've changed traditions for sure, but empiricism mechanism didn't change.
time concept for example is not Newtonian at all, it resembles the Augustinian idea of soul better, and there are places on Earth were time runs faster than in other places... yet we all use a Standard Model to keep us all well aligned in time.
cultural biases are always entangled, so hard to tell : )
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