We can talk about the bible in another thread if you want I would be happy to explain some stuff that I at one time didn’t understand either. For example the idea of time, if we are saying that God created the universe in 7 days. First what was a day back then, secondly how long was a day in God’s eyes? The bible is deep, whether you want to bash it or make fun of it is up to you but if people actually took the time to delve into the possibilities you would find that there are some very interesting possibilities in what is written.
I do not take the bible word for word either, I think it is highly left up for interpretation, but once book is pretty clear about what is going to happen and that is Revelations. Take one of the letters Paul wrote, the one talking about “women’s” rights, a huge subject of controversy, many people misinterpret this, Christians as well as non-Christians. But the fact is Paul was directly addressing the women in the village/town whatever that this letter was addressed to, basically saying do not become like these women or your only hope will be to fall into these rules to get you back on track. Most of Paul’s letters were like this specifically addressing the people it was addressed to, so to us today not really applicable, and we as humans should be intelligent enough to realize that, as Christians have faith enough to pray and ask for guidance on it.