The practical consequence I keep coming back to is that organized religion gives a lot of people a built in community and a reason to help neighbors, which seems useful for society. I admit it is not always perfect, but on balance I think that structure does more good than harm.

My opponent raises a fair point about old stories, and I honestly don't know how to argue that part. But imagine someone with no other support network finding meals and company through a church; that kind of everyday structure still feels mostly good to me.

Picture a food bank in a church basement, open every week because volunteers keep showing up. The point my opponent makes about unreliable old stories is fair, and I honestly don't know how to argue back; I just still feel that steady community does a lot of good.