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* ''Blog/ACollectionOfUnmitigatedPedantry'' argues that this was the case for [[https://acoup.blog/2019/10/25/collections-practical-polytheism-part-i-knowledge/ pretty much any ancient religion]], at least in the beginning. In the absence of today's understanding of natural science, the existence of gods was a simple fact of life, and rituals relating to them were far less about faith and metaphysics than they were practical efforts to effect the good outcomes their worshipers wanted. All that stuff about faith and metaphysics comes later, ''after'' the rituals have been codified.

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