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Humans couldn't figure things out yet, their cognitive abilities weren't fully developed yet so when things happened that they couldn't explain that frightened them, filled them with awe, made them extremely happy, whatever, they made up stories that eventually became gods. Yep, god isn't real. Well, except for mine, the chimp god. He's real. ;) lol!
philthy animal
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Sounds like it's just a belt squealing. Either there's one loose or one has become "glazed" or overly smooth where it runs over the pulley. Another possibility is a pulley bearing/bushing is bad or going bad but this is less likely. None of these problems are very difficult or expensive to fix.