If you were ever a theist...

[God of Mr. Hanky]

That simply means that finding God would destroy Religion in its current form
...and to that I say, so what?

It would be the height of hypocrisy for all the Theists of the world to talk about "finding God"
and one day residing in the House of their Father,
if they ultimately shy away from the moment of meeting,
simply because the Mystery is no more.

It sorta just underlines what I've always said:

Religion doesn't really serve God.

Religion serves Religion.

God is only of any use to Religion as long as He is a Mystery.

When He becomes Real, Religion has served its purpose
and we have evolved beyond the need of it,
like a prehensile tail that we no longer need,
because we no longer need to swing from the trees for our safety.

And, it underlines what we've already been discussing:

Religion only wants its own "truth".

The actual Truth about God/Origin of the Universe may actually be the exact opposite of what Religion wants.

It's like another analogy I've made to illustrate the difference between Religion and God:

God is like the authentic, high-end designer boutique, whose merchandise is genuine Truth.

Religion is the cheap knock-off tent set up around the corner, touting fake "truth" as the genuine article.

Not only is Religion not the real McCoy,
but it is actually working against it...
...siphoning off God's customer base.

Did I miss that somewhere? Sorry if I did, but anyway I was just trying to bring the point home that the idea which so many people have that science and religion may coexist is a sad fallacy. Right now there may still be some fine doctors of medical science who are also religious, but when I see what the religious ideas of AAA are doing to people's basic understanding of how our cells operate and regenerate, the future looks bleak - it makes me shudder at the thought of a medical procedure beginning with a prayer while I'm under the gas!

EDIT: Ok, think I get you now - your idea is that there is (or may be) a real god, but it fits none of the descriptions nor identities which the religious have asserted. I believed that for awhile, before I came to understand more the underlying conflict between science and religion. Scientific fact isn't mystery, therefore a found creator, however great (or not) would never be a god because finding, observing, and explaining it would downgrade it's "God" status to "Great" (or "Goob").