One line of reasoning against idolatry asks how a lifeless and dependent object could deserve the rank of divinity. An object incapable of autonomous knowledge, action or benefit cannot be elevated to the Creator’s level of worship.
This argument turns an observable fact—the helplessness of a stone image—into a test of a larger theological claim.
The target is the act of worship and attributed divinity, not the mere existence of every representational object or memorial. Carefully identifying the disputed claim makes the inference precise.