The modern world is ignorant of the supernatural. In fact, those who believe in a Divine creator are often seen as being detached from reality. A society steeped in materialism believes only in that which is visible and perceived by the senses. Such a worldview is the consequence of the Age of Enlightenment which resulted in a shift away from the concept of a world imbued with the spiritual to a belief that pure rationality explained all things in the world.
Reminds me of G.K. Chesterton saying that a person who doesn't believe anything, will believe anything.