What's next? Voodoo?

It's no wonder why this planet has never advanced.

Religion and its adherents are the reason the inhabitants have barely dug themselves out of their Dark Ages. Like their ancestors, they believe themselves to be above and the center of everything.

But this planet does make for a curious Petri Dish, which explains why so many galactic and trans-dimensional species visit it.

Oh? You haven't seen them? Either you're not observant, or you've been programmed to ignore it "for divine reasons".