Could a country where the priesthood holds a total monopoly on

>>51320807
In real life no, but I don't why not in an alternative world. Say, make it the priesthood of scientific method.

>>51320807
No

>>51320807
What do you mean by `stand a chance`?

>>51320807
Depends if they can buy it out.

>>51320827
Yeah, it could be something like: the Goddess's laws are physical laws, and only through mathematics and physics can we learn them

>>51320861
That's sort the Enlightenment mindset, unlocking the God's secrets through studying his creation.

>>51320827
Let's say priesthood is fractured into many factions, the archpriesat is merely a nominal head of the religion with little real power and their religion doesn't hold any dogmas against science nor do they expect brother engineer to have unreasonably deep understanding of their theology.

>>51320861
Change Goddess to God and that's the same line the Catholic Church has taken since Late Antiquity.