Hidden in the desires of people to worship something. Take out God, and you have people sticking videogames in their signatures, praising the glory of what they perceive will win their platform of choice more followers.
I am still awaiting atheistic art that ends up having similar enduring value as theistic works. Oh, I see some corporate stuff, but the likes of Star Trek isn't even a preaching piece for secular humanism any longer. What it is now is nothing but a device to entertain people. Mind you, the Star Trek reboot does a great job of that, but still, it misses the moralizing of Gene Roddenbury.
Do I go with the Golden Compass? Maybe that is it.
Problem in this individualistic culture, about the only thing that unites people now is human tragedy. On the religious front, at least you get some positive fellowship, rather than that of suffering. You get some unity that does't require a bomb going off.
And pardon my being very blunt here, but I am disappointed by threads like this. They are generally simplistic in their views and really are just rehashing. I can run the book of Job ending and have people get back to me when they understand everything. Issues in regards to theological stuff generally is far more involved with limits of human reasoning and capacities than with the God side. Free will vs determinism? Where did everything come from? Where are we heading? Is there life after death? Why is there evil in the world? All these also show how stupid and weak humans are in the big picture. Plug in other ones also.
If humans weren't so weak, then we would have more secure futures, not worry about life after death (death would of been cured), and not have to worry about human suffering. But, these problems remain, showing how pathetic humans are currently.
Well, except when acting in non-normal manners and transcending the natural order of things.
