Religion has hurt a great many people too.<p>Religious arguments are full of logical fallacies.  Getting those pointed out a non-human with no axe to grind might help a lot of people find there way out of this trap more quickly.<p>When I was 22, I remember a taped debate about religion I had borrowed from my brother.  It helped me figure out that there really was no proof for all the assertions that I had accepted as true.<p>Being able to reach that conclusion without being in a debate myself was very useful.  I wasn&#x27;t trying to protect my self image or save someone else.<p>In much the same way, computer intelligence might be just the thing many need to help them out of the maze.  Especially if they can have a conversation with it and it can precisely point out an error.  And if the same intelligence can deal successfully with other complicated problems and negotiations.