Why is that most people in Religion & Spirituality are more interested in just fooling around?

people are silly creatures....real people are dificult to come by in todays society, where its all about glamour, and not much thought is given to character. I find it disturbing that most people would rather read the gossip on the newstand than even attempt to educate themselves about our world by reading the newspaper. I think the main reason for this is wanting to live vicariously...wanting to be silly...wanting all the trappings of high fashion and modern life....instead of trying to learn more about the problems of this world, so that we can try to fix them.