This doesn't seem inappropriate considering how much of philosophy was based in a time where religion dictated virtually all thought. Faith is something that most people turn to when times are troubling and answers are not readily available. It is a comfort cushion for the ignorant. This attitude is tantamount to saying that the boogie man is the one who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. It feels better for many people to have an explanation for everything regardless of how stupid it sounds.
Reason combined with a reasonable amount of intellect provides a powerful punch.
And if reason fails, which it has, something has not been explained that does not mean that it can't or won't be explained. The human species just isn't there yet. As for your opinion that reason is the cause of our gradual self destruction. I agree with you to a certain point, but reason is proportioned out in everybody equally like 10 fingers and toes. I admit that for some the only effect of reason is destruction, but the pros outweigh the cons by a landslide.