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In a time of scant scientific knowledge, unexplained events were attributed to gods. As gods didn't really exist other than in people's minds, it was necessary to have intermediaries to pretend to speak for them. That is where the priests came in.

It's still prevalent today, even though we have fairly comprehensive science available to us to use and apply.

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