Is Ignorance truly Bliss?

I was raised to be very open minded and was taught at a young age that our 'purpose' on life was to gain as much as experience as we can from this life. But as i got older i noticed people would become more bothered by me asking questions. I kept running into situations that my religion couldn't solve and worst of all, refused to solve. (I later had an Out of Body Experience that changed my view on life, and that was just one of the variables that my religion wouldn't touch) All throughout my youth to adolescence my friends would have no objection to question life, religion, and their reality. They slowly became more involved with the religious institution we all grew up in and they in turn slowly changed. I know these people well and the way they act now is nothing like they used to be. They now look at me with guilt like they are betraying me or something but also pity. They seem completely fake and just full of bullsh!t and they know it. They've disociated themselves from me and they are kinda all i had. But they seem really happy now and im kinda in emotional hell. Psychological turmoil. You see the life we lived was a lot more difficult than just being part of the mes. Its a lot easier just to fit in. Path of least resistance and all. Our families for the most part are unaccepting of any outside thought. I've tried talking with mine about life and God and it seems like they are pretty open minded, but as soon as I say "Don't you think its possible our religion might have just a few things wrong? We are human after all?" They blow up. Its all "Stop with that sacreligious bullshit adam!" They kick me out of the house for my blasphemy. Do people cling to their cross cuz they're tired and lost? Is it because their religion is so deeply rooted into their being that questioning its authenticity would destroy them as human beings? Sorry if im rambling and i dunno if i articulated this well (made a really poor choice at the lowest point in my life and i never finished highschool) Anyways im at a big crossroads in my life and i need to make a decision. Do i continue my life how it is? Miserable at the moment but still looking for answers, or do i sit back and take my dose of medicine with a smile on my face with the rest of the herd?