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I think if you gave an honest effort at interpreting what he said, you'd find that he's saying there's a reason religion has survived as long as it has. He's n

I think if you gave an honest effort at interpreting what he said, you'd find that he's saying there's a reason religion has survived as long as it has. He's not claiming that your actions are going to cause a biblical flood - that's something you're projecting on to him and, in my opinion, just feels like mockery for the sake of mockery. He's suggesting that there are generation-spanning lessons that had been learned, both ethical and practical, that made their way into scriptures. Not all the lessons in the Bible (or other religious text) are going to be pertinent to the modern day. To say it contains nothing of value, and that nothing can be learned from, it proves his point exactly.

simion314 3y ago
So your point is that there is a chance that soem microscopic parts in the Bible contain good lessons? I agree, some children stories also have good lesions. The fact that religion survived or spread does not prove what you imply it proves, it was an useful tool for the powerful to keep the poor in check like 1 Bible says to pay your taxes 2 Bible says that is OK to be poor because you will be rewarded later 3 Bible says that violence is bad so do not attack your lord and try to make justice on Earth, you will get your justice in the next realm. And so on, a very good tool to manipulate people.