He Himself has said that all things are present. If that is true then we are of all men most miserable. Living without God in the world brings a functional lack of consistent perspective. If nothing is ever really wrong then no one is ever really responsible. Each age agreed on its own definition of truth.
Man is on the edge of a new age.
We have no god, only things. The arts of the 20th century reflects this. Dr. Freud says it's the basic drive in us all. Man is more than a machine. The determinism of Newton is not a good enough answer for what makes Man tick.