t's a normal human instinct to look for knowledge and investigate claims, and we can do that totally unfettered now, and many peoples' search for facts fills the gaps that God used to fill.
To continue your thought, it's that search for facts that many become frustrated with religion. It's not about finding the final answer, but rather constantly asking questions that oftentimes have no answer. In a world that supposedly has all the answers, many choose this path. A path I'd argue is "safer" than the world of no answers.
Hmm, why would you call it 'safer'? I would say that constantly asking questions with no answer takes rather a lot more bravery than to accept none and move on, or even worse, accept an answer that may be false and not question it. Perhaps our knowledge has limits - that's another good question - but if it does, why not push it as far as we can? And what's safe about that?