Hume wrote this dialogue over the course of twenty five years and had it published after his death. He himself was an atheist which was not a typical view at the time, especially in England. That being said, I think he was interested in the theories and possibilities of God and how theists would reason him out. Throughout the entire dialogue, there are arguments from both Cleanthes and Philo where you can see some slight characteristics of Hume. However, I thoroughly see opinions of Hume in Philo more so than Cleanthes or Demea. I say this because the way Philo argues, the need for evidence and realism, is much more akin to a someone who may doubt the existence of God. An example of this is when Philo cites science as the killer of the
