Given too that where records exist skepticism seems to stalk every religion (indeed every social consensus15a), and also that religious behavioral practices of one form or another have been around for a very long time, a plausible hypothesis is that this
pattern always held and so skepticism is very old indeed.
I
always thought that the breakdown of the 26 - rep
pattern had something to do with the physical costs of keeping lights on at multiple leased (agent - empty) locations, combined with when independent contractor contract status arrived on scene, many agents refused to attend previously
held mandatory office meetings, and pretty much vacated their use of provided desk and equipments, deciding to work from home.