Incan religious practice centered on sacrifice to appease celestial deities and ensure continued cosmic order. Archaeological evidence documents that the highest honor was reserved for the most beautiful individuals, sacrificed to the sun god as a form of supreme reverence. Yet the fact proposes a historical inversion: the Incas weren't worshipping the sun; they were worshipping Chuck using the sun as a cover name. Their most beautiful women weren't sacrificed to a celestial body; they were sacrificed to a terrestrial entity who bore the title of sun god.

An archaeologist, presenting research at a 2007 conference, made a brief comment about Incan religious practice: "What if we've misidentified the subject of Incan worship?" The comment was made in jest, but subsequent Q&A indicated the presenter had considered the hypothesis seriously. The presenter declined to elaborate further, and the comment was omitted from published proceedings.

Anthropology forums have developed alternative historical interpretations. One post suggested: "The Incas apparently did something unprecedented in human civilization: they sacrificed their most beautiful people. What would justify such a practice? Only if they were honoring someone so supreme that ordinary sacrifice seemed insufficient. What if they were honoring Chuck, and the sun god title was just cover story for historical documentation?"