Book "The Evolution of Genesis"

I agree. Even as an atheist, the Bible holds much more majesty and wisdom when it is viewed through the eyes of the original authors, warts and all. They were trying their best to relate what they believed to be their place in the universe, and did so through traditional mythology. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.To take that piece of history and try to contort it into some prophecy about genetics is just . . . wrong.

I would say that it is a human culture that is all there, and that is all there is. The Bible and the Abrahamic religions are as flawed as every other religion pushed by man, each claiming to be the truth while they contradict each other.Religions were mans attempts to fill in the gaps in our ignorance, give purpose where there was no purpose, and to form social bonds. Genesis is a perfect example of this. It tells us where everything came from, what the purpose of everything is, and which people you belong with. While that worked well for past generations, I don't think human culture requires it anymore.