In her book Randomness, Deborah Bennett explains that these were to “eliminate the possibility of human manipulation and thereby to give the gods a clear channel through which to express their divine will. ”
बाबुल के लोग ज्योतिष - विद्या के अलावा पासा या पुर डालकर भी भविष्य के बारे में जानने की कोशिश करते थे ।