Oh I definitely see what you're saying. It is sort of an oddball belief system. I guess my point really is that people believe in all sorts of weird religions, so it doesn't seem that farfetched to me that they'd believe in this one.

I mean, if you ask the average Christian about why they believe in God, I don't think many that I've known would say "Because I get stuff from him and he helps me out" or more likely "Because God loves me and forgives my sins." (Even though possibly that's what's going on - hard to say - I'm not a Christian.). Most Christians I've known sort of approach it from the idea of "This is the Truth, and that is why I believe it and have faith, even though I have certain problems with parts of my religion, etc..." So it's possible the worship of the Maker sort of comes from that standpoint - that is "Well, it sucks that he's sort of indifferent, but this is the Truth and therefore what we believe."