"...if it has no value, why drag it along?"

well, most of those who do the dragging wouldn't admit....or can't even comprehend the possibility of it having no value.

And, I submit that, whether true or false, religion DOES have some value as long as so many people seem to need a comforting 'answer' to the "why is there pain & suffering" and "why must we die?" questions.

I would be terribly afraid of the result if there were some way to suddenly 'prove' that religion is false....

Perhaps in a few thousand years, if we don't kill each other off fighting wars about God, we will come to terms with the universe as it is.....or *grin*...perhaps "God" will shout down some unambiguous instructions.