Anyone claiming theists or atheists are being dishonest with themselves is simply making a gross generalization about an entire group. I am of the firm belief that generlizations such as that should be avoided at all costs.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell