I see science as a method of inquiry. For a man to direct his attention to strict inquiry -- and necessary, prudent, direct conclusions -- is admirable. Bill James' baseball work has this personality. He won't predict pennant races :- )
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It's merely that I happen to agree with Einstein's philosophy that "a fanatical atheist is one who cannot hear the music of the spheres" and am struck by his observation that, when his creative genius unraveled great mysteries, he organized his investigations by asking "What would God do here?"
But my agreeing with Einstein doesn't have any force at all towards a conclusion. It's illustrative only.
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Let's keep a sense of proportion here: the real debating in this thread was ignited by a charge that simple emotion (being stupid or crazy) drives most thestic philosophy, as opposed to cool-headed intelligence which drives atheism. You certainly did not charge that, but one or two others consistently do so.
Personally, I'm happy when we reach the point at which we respect each others' ideas and exchange them dispassionately.
All our lives, we Christians are taught that you have to commit intellectual suicide to be persuaded in a fine-tuned universe. As soon as the people with the microphones drop this propaganda, and express themselves moderately as you just did, our society will be the healthier for it. We rarely prosper from an Us-vs-Them mentality.