No, they’re mere inventions. Any random observation or trial-and-error usage can lead to the creation and refinement of an invention, whether that’s a wheel or a nozzle used in soap manufacturing. Science is a process of weeding out untruths and working out which of what remains is most likely the truth. The discovery of Deep Time was fundamental in the bringing down of Western essentialism, changing our understanding of the world from superstition to near-actuality. Whatever fire did for our dietary and landscaping ability, it wasn’t a change in our understanding of reality.
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