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.

The most common objections to physicalism are

-there remains gaps in our knowledge

-we don't know what we don't know

-since we can imagine violations of it there can be violations of it.

Addressing each point:

1. Gaps in our knowledge do not mean you can insert whatever you want.

2. We haven't established that there is even something we don't know.

3. Imagination does not have veto power over the universe.

Why is everyone talking about some married couple traveling around upset about money? How does race factor into it? One of them is named Harry right? Did they have to change the rules about who gets to be queen because of this?

Never ever do you see a minority religion demand a mandatory prayer for all students. Which demonstrates that there is no theological basis for it.

Given his prominence and duration you can't just write him off as not representing the christian faith. I dont know where the line is but he +50 years is passed it.