We are so inculcated nowadays into the worship of modern science that we no longer even remember that “science” means knowledge, not the modern scientific method. No wonder we—as a culture—dismiss any knowledge that was acquired before the scientific method was ‘trademarked’ by Europeans just a few centuries ago, turning our backs on all that accumulated wisdom. That is a loss for all of humanity, given the West’s cultural hegemony. I am glad that you point out that soon all that hard-won scientifically developed (via repeated observations verifying its veracity) knowledge will be lost forever, unless, to put it into my own words, we put an end to our patronizing attitude towards older cultures and earlier scientists.