Everybody does need to acknowlege that the Gods in Ur exist and are a potent force. But it's totally optional whether we choose to cherish our emblems or just spend them for the favor to accelerate Skill learning.
I am choosing a path of agnosticism. That means I will not be collecting emblems to build Icons, and will not be allowing Icons to suck my wealth away in the form of tithes. I suspect I am not the only glitchite taking this approach to life in Ur.
The Gods exist. But I don't care. How will it impact my play and the development of my character? Are there others who feel the same way about the matter of the Gods and those public-area waste-recycling containers some people call 'shrines'?