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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 2205260" data-attributes="member: 172">Ancient Japan had widespread literacy too. That one doesn't bother me.(That said, I don't assume all commoners are literate.)Depends on your definition of active. It seems to me that the divine, while undeniable, is aloof and mysterious. Deities generally don't just appear and warn their priests of dangers, for example. To get such warnings, one must generally be an advanced divine spellcaster. I translate this as meaning that to truly communicate with the divine, one must be spiritually in tune and dedicated. This is not a model which allows for overly convenient and blase manipulation of something so diverse as an entire culture.Somewhat, yes. Latin was maintained as a language by the Catholic church in Eurpope, but it didn't prevent Europe for developing diverse languages. So it makes sense to me that Celestial (or Infernal) might be a lingua franca among organized religions, but not among common folk who might have an itinerant priest visit once a month.</blockquote>