The four findings are so obvious:

1. There was a lot of fakery.
2. Shamans—lots of them—were in it partly for the money.
3. Shamans—some of them, at least—were in it for the sex.
4.  Shamans—some of them, at least—ran protection rackets.

They were human beings and they were the same as we are, so why would anyone thing these would NOT occur?

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yes, good point, Bob.  But the interesting thing is if you make the connection from yesterday’s religions to today’s religions.  Are modern religious leaders in it for money and sex and do they employ fakery?  After all, they are human beings too.  Ah!  NOW we have an interesting point!

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You just have to look at the catholic church of Ireland to get an answer to that question…

On another note, it amazes me how some people cannot see why superstition is such a big problem to society and should be fought.

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