Full Idea
Even when he turns from religion, man remains subject to it; depleting himself to create fake gods, he then feverishly adopts them: his need for fiction, for mythology triumphs over evidence and absurdity alike.
Gist of Idea
When man abandons religion, he then follows new fake gods and mythologies
Source
E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 1 'Genealogy')
Book Reference
Cioran,E.M.: 'A Short History of Decay', ed/tr. Howard,Richard [Penguin 2010], p.3
A Reaction
Cioran had just lived through the high water mark of communism and fascism. I don't think modern atheists fit this description very well.