Well, not in those exact words, but yeah, it did amount to the same thing.
many intelligent ppl claim to believe in a god.
in their own private ruminations i have to wonder how many of them are true believers.
I think most religious people who are actually intelligent, belong to religions because of the human innate instinctual drive to be a part of a community. As animals humans evolved to instinctually gather in groups for safety. We are still animals with animal instincts. beign a part of group, religious or otherwise, for many has more to do with wanting to belong, which is an instinctual drive.