"The consequence of denying the divine — an “all that there is that is consistent with self whether visible or not” — is the rise of a culture of separation and domination. The separation happens via extreme specialism, and the domination via higher credentials and more citations. Academics are humans who respond to incentives, and they are rewarded for making their idea “beat” rival ideas. This is critically different from the pursuit of truth, and ends with collectivist insanity where nobody can admit to everyone being wrong." - @martingeddes

And here we are... smack in the middle of collectivist insanity where nobody can (dare) admit to everyone being wrong.
Honestly my heart is breaking for the ones you describe that did not have the self awareness and insight you did, many Not bad people but manipulated and used, it is really heartbreaking, NCSWIC the realisation of this for many, after a lifetime misdirected ...will be very, very hard to swallow.