Your first sentence is why they try and control the general population with an illusion. They use it in an attempt to steer humanity beyond the will of the people. They use human life through manipulation to create our own hell.
Humans are absolutely amazing when we are able to meet our potential. I often wonder (for the last several decades) if we, as GOD's creation are in the process of changing from a 3rd dimensional to a 4th dimensional beings.