Oh you tease, leaving out the most important part! (Or possibly just saving the best for last?)
Once the truth finally gets out to the general public, I imagine there is going to be quite a bit of collective soul-searching on humanity's part. Learning that your supposed "Benefactors" destroyed your ancestors' cognitive abilities and left them to fend for themselves would be quite the blow to many people's faith in their position in the grand cosmic hierarchy, even if it was ostensibly done for their own good.
Once the truth finally gets out to the general public, I imagine there is going to be quite a bit of collective soul-searching on humanity's part. Learning that your supposed "Benefactors" destroyed your ancestors' cognitive abilities and left them to fend for themselves would be quite the blow to many people's faith in their position in the grand cosmic hierarchy, even if it was ostensibly done for their own good.