I think that you're definitely on to something. A few days ago I was thinking along similar lines... I was thinking that people who are atheists do not really hate religion or reject the idea of "god" as much as they let on. They just have no where they can place these feelings as they feel that religion's definition of what god is cannot satisfy their qualifications of what god should be or is.
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Many of us are tied up with trying to decipher ancient texts that are hardly practical/ understandable in the context todays society.
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I think this is what is at the heart of what you're saying. 1/3 of the people are worshiping through these ancient texts, 1/3 of the people believe nothing, and the last 1/3 are the people on the fringe of belief, living towards what you refer to as enlightenment by a new means. To actually achieve or at least make the right steps towards enlightenment, every third of the population will need to work together and help teach each other. As you said, we are all shaped by our parents, and the seemingly infinite series of parents before them, but we our also greatly influenced by teachers, media, our peers, ect. I think that the role the community will be the greatest influence in leading us to our future, be it good or bad. Right now it feels like there are three forces all pulling in different directions. Once each side is motivated to pull in the same direction, well finally get somewhere. Maybe that's just beginning now, or maybe not. But I'm optimistic.