It is by no means useless. I am an atheist but I find the Bible fascinating and very important as a sociological phenomenon. It is a cornerstone of Western civilisation and gives us knowledge about the ancient people of the past regarding history, many aspects of life, their ideas on morality etc.
There are also many beautiful and evocative passages in the Bible e.g. 'If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me." And evocative intense imagery like the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the nativity, the idea of wheels within wheels...At least it's very affecting to me.
If you do find some moral teaching in it, remember that this was written by people who were behind our morality in many ways, and certain things were more practical and safe before modern science came along e.g. Waiting till marriage to have see - well we have birth control now, so its not so necessary to wait. But it made sense back then.
I'm almost atheist but study the bible
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It is by no means useless. I am an atheist but I find the Bible fascinating and very important as a sociological phenomenon. It is a cornerstone of Western civilisation and gives us knowledge about the ancient people of the past regarding history, many aspects of life, their ideas on morality etc.
There are also many beautiful and evocative passages in the Bible e.g. 'If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me." And evocative intense imagery like the four horsemen of the apocalypse, the nativity, the idea of wheels within wheels...At least it's very affecting to me.
If you do find some moral teaching in it, remember that this was written by people who were behind our morality in many ways, and certain things were more practical and safe before modern science came along e.g. Waiting till marriage to have see - well we have birth control now, so its not so necessary to wait. But it made sense back then.