you are not supposed to read the bible and think about the truth of it all. you are supposed to, as the preachers are fond of saying"have the faith of a child":
TEXAS FAITH: Is science leading to a new literalism?
British theologian and Anglican cleric Keith Ward contends that the growing role of science in the world, where countries depend upon scientists and inventors to drive their economies, has led to a growing literalism.
"Keith Ward, a British philosopher who was for years the canon of Oxford's cathedral, argued that the rise of science has led in the Judeo-Christian world to two things: literalism, because people no longer value things they can't prove, and secularism, because critical thought can tend to shift people to look at the Bible like any other book.."
http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/texas-faith-is-science-leading.html
TEXAS FAITH: Is science leading to a new literalism?
British theologian and Anglican cleric Keith Ward contends that the growing role of science in the world, where countries depend upon scientists and inventors to drive their economies, has led to a growing literalism.
"Keith Ward, a British philosopher who was for years the canon of Oxford's cathedral, argued that the rise of science has led in the Judeo-Christian world to two things: literalism, because people no longer value things they can't prove, and secularism, because critical thought can tend to shift people to look at the Bible like any other book.."
http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/texas-faith-is-science-leading.html

