Newton believed in God, ask an LLM what famous scientists believed in God, take a step back and ask if you think you are smarter than those people.
Just as OP’s derision isn’t a reason for disbelief, “smart people” expressing belief isn’t a reason to believe.
It made more sense to believe this stuff back in the 1600s.
Newton spent more of his life working on alchemy than math or physics. Shall we all start searching for the Philosopher's Stone? Why not?