That was the point, there is no right and wrong. There is as you say works and doesn’t work. However there is always something that works better or worse than the present tool employed. The complacency of works good enough that we stopped looking is the moment we began to stagnate and decay.
A thriving personal community is most important, religion is where most find a missing connection with others. If believing in something that doesn’t exist in an others limited understanding was bad, religion would be the most effective method to spread evil.
Let them dream it is a space ship at least they are still dreaming. Maybe they will build their own community and thrive in that world unexplored by others and find something amazing.