Or, this absurd theory can be seen as another example of atheists stumbling across reasons to believe in God.
I like reading science fiction but I have noticed that much of what people are looking for in those stories is found for real in God.
Things like eternal life, perfect health, perfect, peaceful society, etc..... The concept of a highly advanced being creating life on other planets (like 2001: A Space Odyssey)
And sci-fi has advanced life forms, some good, some evil, interdimensional travel, etc, and yet Christians are mocked when we call them angels and demons.
Many people like to create a god in their own image on their terms.