Let's be honest with ourselves who hasn't been primedor unwhittingly been adorned with something that "represents" something else? Don't empower the symbol seems to be the trend?
>Worship no other engraven image or deity other than myself or something was it?
Either way whether or not people do and/or the deity and/or symbol exists. if it is given no power.. It ispowerless. blahblahblah unverifiable 'unrefutable' conjecture discourse continues.