That is because what they were really looking for was TRUTH and they realized that it is not sleeping with the religious.
The problem is that they assumed it must have been in religion and now they have no "target" left. What silly folks.
I wished we would stop using the term "God" as it can mean ANYTHING and at the same time mean NOTHING. The ELITE believe in "God", so do the Catholics, Mormons, Evangelicals, and on and on. How about saying, the CREATOR, or the ALMIGHTY, or maybe even give Him a name. If nothing else, can we say "G-d"?
As far as I am concerned, the possibility of a CREATOR can never be ruled out in our search for TRUTH, but we better keep it REAL. No illusionists hokus pokus.