I don't know why we have fallen prey in this country to the belief that being faithful to God means intellectual suicide. Historically some of the most brilliant scholars have been Christians. We have become afraid to question, secretly believing that if we examine our faith too closely it might fall apart. But I am firmly convinced that God can stand up to the test. Faith that cannot be examined is not faith.
False worship is also often superstitious worship.
This is what the Jews accused the Samaritans of, but I'm sure they were not immune themselves. It is worship not given out of a sense of gratitude or desire, but basically because the person feels it would be dangerous not to. That'll guarantee a ready audience, but it's not the truth. Many people base their practice of religion on some vague sense of fear of what might happen if they don't do it. This makes worship a purely external act, not an internal one.