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I first learned about this from Richard Dawkins, but apparently there's a push to consider Maori mythology as science: https://richarddawkins.net/2021/12/myths-

• harimau777 2y ago
  Are you referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81tauranga_M%C4%81ori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81tauranga_M%C4%81ori If so, then it seems to me that there's much more nuance than "mythology as science". Certainly there are aspects of traditional knowledge that deal directly with facts and therefore could be in conflict with science. However, that's not the same as recognizing that different cultures can have different ways of understanding and thinking about the world. Understanding those different ways of understanding could be a valuable tool in allowing society to develop creative approaches to problems.
• UncleMeat 2y ago
  Science did not spring forth like athena from zeus' head. In their historical context, tools that we would now consider to be wildly unscientific (like oracles to gods or various alchemical practices) were intertwined deeply with scientific practice. It is not unreasonable to draw these kinds of connections in research. I know some people doing interesting work connecting ancient cipher technology with various divination techniques. Just because these techniques don't work doesn't mean that they aren't relevant to understanding why things are the way they are today.