But we should still oppose superstition and we should correct wrong beliefs. Magical thinking makes accountability impossible.
You blame "politics," but what would politics look like if no one could lie? I suspect we would finally work together to do what's best for us all. We can't stop people from lying, but we can stop accepting faulty excuses. There is no evidence, argument, or reason for anyone to believe in any god. Only fallacies. But when people are allowed to believe whatever they want, abusers take that as far as they possibly can.
"I paid for AI to tell me to invest in AI. What could go wrong?"