Guess that is why I'm surprised this is even an argument. Can do quick search and find many papers and books related to historical developments of the sciences

Guess that is why I'm surprised this is even an argument. Can do quick search and find many papers and books related to historical developments of the sciences and how in early times they were related. But that would take reading and then trusting historians, which I'm not sure is allowed either these days. In post-truth world, can't trust any studies, can't trust history, can't trust what we see.