Is the Holy Spirit lazy or ineffective?

[Godlesspanther]

I have come across some xtian believers who do claim that the age of miracles is long over and we are in the "age of the church" or some such nonsense. There are other excuses for why it is that we no longer have actual verifiable miraculous events, like "if god performed miracles then there would be no need for faith." Like there would be any need for faith if god DOESN'T perform miracles.

I have yet to hear even a lame excuse as to why there are so many different religions. Why doesn't the holy spirit give the same message to everyone throughout the world?