In the Biblical book of Genesis, Jacob selects the color of his sheep by having them look at branches of the same color while they bred — a pseudoscientific "impression" theory of inheritance that was nonetheless widely held in antiquity. What were some of the earliest criticisms of this idea?

by koine_lingua

To clarify, I'm really looking for criticisms of this ancient idea of animals (or humans!) actually producing characteristically different offspring based on what they were visually looking at while they bred — not just criticism of the broader theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics.

Thanks!

[Edit:] I've found one explicit criticism of this by Immanuel Kant of all people, at the end of the 18th century.