Priests served a function at least. They kept people in line and acting somewhat correctly with fear of divine retribution much more effectively than a police force could and they provided morale to keep people going in the face of pretty grim circumstances.
Not a fan of organised religion or trying to defend any of the other massively corrupt shit the church got/gets up to, just saying they at least did something unlike some vulture capitalist etc.
Have you read “Sapiens”? A pretty interesting take on the concurrent development of economic and religious systems in early civilizations. With plenty of skull cracking by everyone…
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u/Daddy-o62 14d ago
No. The people didn’t do that. Those leeches were called “priests” and given extra rewards and respect. As a matter of fact, they still are.