According to Osho, Krishna did not need to pass through atheism to reach supreme theism; he stands at a depth where theism and atheism dissolve into the same reality. Profound theist equals profound atheist - only the language differs. Whether called God, nature, or 'what is,' truth is nondual (neti-neti). Debates are superficial; direct understanding embraces the whole.
Krishna doesn’t need to become an atheist, because he lives where “God” and “no God” are just different names for the same reality.