This classification process was their way of creating an intellectual cosmos from the apparent chaos of their experience. The process brought a sense of order to their disordered society. It provided a common ground for others to work from and to use as a basis for further discovery. Without organization intellectual anarchy rushes in to fill the void. Given enough time, eventually, no one is speaking the same intellectual language and communication breaks down.
Stagnation sets in.
In other words, one person's view of the world may not adequately represent the next person's view. Interpretations of the night sky represent an excellent example. Everybody in the northern or southern hemispheres have exactly the same data in which to make interpretations, the stars. Yet every culture creates their own distinct constellations and explanations about what they mean. The interpretations these people make reflect their culture.