How old is science? Was everything done before 1500 either unscientific

>>8641990
>either unscientific religious guesswork?
Or pure idiocy?

The scientific method has existed since prehistory, whether it was widely applied or not.
A caveman who eats a berry and takes note of whether it makes him sick is doing scientific research.

>>8642015
No he isn't. He never hypothesized it would make him sick.

>>8642057
He hypothesised it would give him sustenance

>>8642057
He probably thought or had and idea "this might make me sick" or "man I feel sick, I shouldn't eat those little round berries anymore"