Religion as a social force fairs about the same as many other human endeavors as to whether is causes harm or helps Mankind. Millions upon millions of people died in WWII under the banners of socialism, Russian and German versions but todays socialists would tell you that it was the leaders and adherents who were flawed, not the theory and that forms a mighty big debate. So too, religionists might rightly argue the same: it is the users and abusers of relgion who do the harm. I fail to see any validity in the wholesale dismaissal of religion as a force for good rather than evil. You might want to rephrase.