It took us a long time to find out that we had been lied to by our parents' generation. The moralities that were followed during our parents' generation were basically arbitrary. This caused a rift between the two generations, which was brought on by the beatniks.
Offer them what they secretly want and they of course immediately become panic-stricken.
The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.