I was by one of the more popular shrines in South East Asia and you could hardly see the dang thing for how many food offerings, associated flies, and incense were around it.

Behind the shrine I could see three homeless men hiding from the noon day sun.

Yeah that about summarizes religion for me. People lavishing resources on an inanimate block of metal and wood that can’t do anything. While real living breathing humans were right there to help.

That’s it, afraid it isn’t an interesting story.