Dislike articles which start with rage bait accusations but taking that on board, seems fair: author lost their sense of scepticism and dived into the numinous. As long as they're happy and do no harm, that's a "you do you" moment.

There's a minor risk a massive shift in what I will call "core personality" is a medical issue but lest this also become rage bait I will say RISK, not DIAGNOSTIC. It can happen. Doesn't mean it always is.

Dawkins has said we need Pantheons to celebrate the limnal and bathe in what others call spirituality. I can get with that, I love the emotional state of being in beautiful architecture, much of which is secular if I admit many are not. The cistern in Istanbul is amazing. So is St Peter's in Rome.