A simple question

Hello Rabbi,
I want to ask in the simplest terms a question that can be wrapped in intelligent phrases and supposedly sophisticated philosophical and scientific theories.
It is true that today it is difficult for us to understand the idolatry of the past. How could a wise man worship a statue? Could the statue possibly be capable of doing anything?
But, in fact, there is no big difference between this and the thought that our complex world was created by itself or always has been. After all, this thought is no less infantile, only usually wrapped in scientific theories, so to speak. To think that a person’s eyeball, with all its unimaginable complexity, was created by itself, is no less delusional than to think that the inscription “Welcome to Petah Tikva” at the entrance to Petah Tikva was created by itself. Or to think that a statue can eat.
Which leads to the thought that both then and now people don’t really believe in it, but simply want to be part of a group that believes in it, and enjoy other benefits that come with belonging to this group.
(For example, in the past, idolatry was accompanied by permissiveness, prostitution, etc. And today, it’s not far off. Lack of commitment, living without fear, living as a celebration. Ostensibly.)
What does the rabbi think about this?