I had a different theory, though I'm not an expert on Oddworld so some of the stuff here might not work with the facts...
Maybe the reason the Glukkons became industrial in the first place is that they realised the Mudokons were the "chosen ones" by seeing the paw print on the moon. Seeing no point in being spiritual creatures if they weren't favoured by some all-powerful being, they turned to science and industrial pursuits, and the way they enslave the Mudokons reflects primal memories of the despair and abandonment they felt when they discovered that it wasn't their fate to be a spiritual race. This would be interesting because it would mean the Glukkons aren't just "the bad guys", but wretched creatures without hope for salvation, helping the Oddworld games to become more complex than the simple 'good vs evil' outlook of most stories.
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