I see no value at all in belief. From where I sit, belief allows charismatic leaders to make evil and absurd statements, such as that God has ordered the destruction of a city and the killing of all the people. Or statements that slaves should obey their masters.
No rational person could simultaneously believe that these reflect the will of the creator and that the creator is good.
But somehow faith overcomes the Orwellian paradox. I think that on the whole, faith is an evil and dangerous thing.
Now if you were to allow faith to step back and question whether it was really god speaking these absurdities, I have no problem with faith in a creator. I just can't accept people who claim to speak for the creator.
IF there is a God and that God is reality, regardless of any of our beliefs, would it be a "good thing" or a "bad thing" for all the world to believe in this God?
That's a childish question.