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Not this argument again...
Because there was no reason to question the Emperor's existence during the OT. Nothing to contradict him. We had no prequels of any kind nor did we know anything about what exactly happened before the OT. The Star Wars universe was barely beginning to be established, andforat the time being, the Emperor represented the status quo: There used to be a Republic, and then it got replaced by an Empire, which is presumably ruled by an Emperor, who probably had something to do with the Republic's downfall. He is a tyrant and clearly enjoys ruling the galaxy. He is Vader's master, so he must be powerful like him.
Not this argument again...
Because there was no reason to question the Emperor's existence during the OT. Nothing to contradict him. We had no prequels of any kind nor did we know anything about what exactly happened before the OT. The Star Wars universe was barely beginning to be established, and