I hesitate to declare that society is more 'rational' than it used to be, but people today are vastly more likely to think that someone who hears voices, sees v

I hesitate to declare that society is more 'rational' than it used to be, but people today are vastly more likely to think that someone who hears voices, sees visions, and makes prophecies is actually suffering from schizophrenia rather than believing they are genuinely communicating with the divine. That being said, there are still plenty of cults and new age movements out there. But they never seem to reach critical mass and usually fade away after a few decades. I also believe it's the case that people look towards established faiths, rather than brand new ones simply because the older faiths have much more to offer ideologically. Beyond mere survivorship bias, the longer a faith has been around, the more likely it is to have better apologia and ideological arguments in its favor.