I think it's not how much you scrutinize the bible, but whether you look beyond the surface and ask whether on the whole it does in fact represent a cohesive vi

I think it's not how much you scrutinize the bible, but whether you look beyond the surface and ask whether on the whole it does in fact represent a cohesive view of reality. Sure, you will find what you go looking for -- for both good or ill. All find what they truly seek. But beyond motivations, there is the deeper question of whether it is really true. "If Christianity is untrue, then no honest man will want to believe it, however helpful it might be; if it is true, every honest many will want to believe it, even if it gives him no help at all." - C.S. Lewis