Paul was walking around Athens one time when he noticed that the Athenians were earnest in their faith but were misguided by the lure of perfectionism. They wanted to get the whole “religion” thing right, so they built idols to every single god—even to one called an unknown god. I imagine the residents looking around and thinking, “Let’s just cover all our bases so that when the time comes, we can say, ‘We were competent, faithful, and wise. We did not make a single mistake.’”
