While there are thousands of individual 
Religious and 
Sectarian Groups who benefit Directly, Politically, and Financially from spreading their own: 
Misinformation, 
Propaganda, and 
Lies - these are not the true cause of 
Humanity's Religious and Spiritual Confusion. They are merely the means whereby humanity is being offered some alternative perceptions [or, understandings] of reality. 
The Truth is now, and has always been, readily available and quite easily ascertained - by those who consciously choose to observe it! And yet, there seems very little demand for this highly-invaluable commodity.... Why, is this factually so?
Could it be, that mankind - being the rational creature that he is - actually prefers to chase after the: 
Fabrications, Delusions, and 
Fantasies being so blatantly offered; rather than faithfully embracing 
The Truth, which is constantly all around him? Could it be, that 
Even Poorly Fabricated Lies are [honestly] preferable to most of us? Or, that these 
Alternative Visions Of Reality offer us ample excuses [and/or, justifications] for our repeatedly bad behavior towards one another?
What if, the majority of human beings are being mentally wired to 
Operate Backwards - at a very early age... to choose their own 
Personally Acceptable Lifestyles first... and only then, to seek out the 
Cleverly Devised Rationalizations, which extensively allows them to support it... rather, than [just] seeking 
Universal Truths - wherever they happen to be found - and then building physically upward and solidly upon them? Is such a thing, even possible? Could it be, that mankind has so 
Deluded Himself from within? And if so: 
What does this tell us about ourselves, and 
Where we are truthfully headed as a civilization?