Reply #43: well

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"That puts them somewhere between the liberal Christians of today, who tend to fabricate their own view of god,"

I find this characterization of liberal Christians offensive, and would ask you politely to refrain from using it. Everyone who is a believer has a unique belief, to some extent, but there is great commonalities among those beliefs. They don't "fabricate" their beliefs, but arrive at them through a process of discernment and study.

"and the atheists. Add to that the intervening discoveries about the universe and evolution and consider how much they were dedicated to rationalism, and I don't think my projection is silly."

"Remember, these guys rejected Christianity and theism when it was the overwhelming predominant view. It's hard to conceive of them latching on to some new age Christianity today."

They could also latch on to another religious belief altogether. There is no reason to believe atheism to be the only alternative.