Ouch brother, tuff first question, or at least reaction there of!
I like your question though and I would answer yes the human race will realise its fallacies. The reason being is that doing so is as easy as changing ones mind. And that's all people have to do, change their mind, or their perception if you will, rather than being caught up in all the distractions that are really there to try and make life a little easier. Not be abused and wasted while others have nothing.
'But what can I do?' we all scream. Change is your answer. You can't beat the system and no-one is suggesting you do. But you can live your life sustainably with at least an awareness of those around you. 'Become the change you want to see in this world' is the quote and if you want a failing polluted world fighting over petty superstition and petro$ then live a life that contributes to that. And saying that's impossible is rare in its truth, it comes down to the will of the individual and why it gets so hotly debated as it is so personal.
It is a tragedy for all of us to live in a world that has provided us the technology to see in uncensored viewing, the unexcuseable fight to survive that so many of our brothers and sisters must endure each day. But while we live our wasteful lives at their expense, we know that even though they suffer there is little we can do, having manifest enough of our own worries to care about. And I think thats very unfair for us. But make small changes in the way you live your life, as small as turning off the lights or shutting off the tap, and this will change the way you feel about the world.
Being compassionate leads to greater self love or confidence which leads to greater happiness. It's a physical change, so sayeth the Dalai Lama. He also says TV is bad because it is a temporary break in a fantasy world (not all of it) to remove oneself from a usually unhappy life. One should make the life happy not seek a break from it to find happiness!
And please no-one take this personally it isn't directed at anyone. We live our own realities, but one should never project insecurities on others when their beliefs are challenged. We should embrace knowledge and being found out wrong so that we can grow. Not hold onto ancient ideas that have little relevance on the world today.
Perhaps not what you were referring to, but ancient civilisations long since lost are believed to have exhisted across all habitable continents during the time of the Golden Age. This Age is spoken of by virtually all scriptures out there. And it is believed to have been a time of peace without fighting. A time where we lived harmoniously with nature as well as with each other, and none were left wanting and all had abundance. It may sound laughable, but if logic can afford us any hope for the future, then logic would surely suggest that the majority of people in this world who accepted one form of scripture to give them hope, must at least give some recognition of a time that is referred to by all the scriptures.
Again, believe what you will it is your own reality, but the characteristics of greed, that are the root cause for virtually all our issues, are inspired by mans own systems. It is however, an un-natural state. There are no other obese animals (other than cats and dogs), because it is natural to take what one needs and nothing else. Squirels do gather nuts, and hamsters look ridiculous when they stuff their cheeks with food, but it's not excess.
So there's hope, but people have to make the changes for themselves. Having said that I'm very open to the idea of remote shared learning (you can look it up), so we don't have to wait for everyone to catch up.