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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 392862" data-attributes="member: 6533">Wizards are not like ScientistsI think the differences between Wizards and Scientists give the magic users a big advantage over scientists in terms of power in a society.Essentially, we only need scientists at certain stages of the production process, and then they aren't immediately useful anymore.  Scientists are only rarely needed in the development of cars or roads for instance.Wizards on the other hand must be present for the entirety, or at least the entirety of the parts that matter, of the process of the creation of a +1 sword.  The Wizard can't just set up a plan for creating magic carpets and then hire lots of less skilled labor to weave them in bulk.Wizards are both a lot more valuable than Scientists and represent a limitation on production.Ditto with Priests, who, in fact, offer an equity advantage that scientists can't touch.I mean if I am smart person in say America.  And I have great potential to become a scientist, but I go to the wrong schools, the counselor and my parents have no idea how to send me to the right schools, and then I still don't get to be a scientist with all the benefits that entails.If, on the other hand,  I am a guy with no special talents or experiences, but I develop a good attitude than Pelor will 'send' me to the local temple and I will have a decent livlihood, do a load of good if I'm in a Good religion, and have the potential to get a lot of power that I, honestly, deserve.Way better than a scientist, who doesn't even have to have the morality of weasel in order to do his or her job well, but does have to have most of the benefits of education in order to even be considered for a position.</blockquote>

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