Atheists, why can't you read the Bible, by skipping the God part (and whatever else you don't care to believe)?

I've read it in multiple translations and a few paraphrases.  Some of it is good, most of the "wisdom" is rather obvious and a lot of it can be found in other teachings.

Even the Bible predicted the attitude in the last days.

2 Peter 3:3 First of all know this, that in the last days ridiculers will come with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires 4 and saying: “Where is this promised presence of his?b Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as they were from creation’s beginning.”

Try skipping every other page of a history book or novel and see how much you get out of it.

Actually, I've read the bible many, many times, and frankly, you're wrong.  While there are a few pretty good points in the bible, there's an awful lot of it that's obscene, outdated, hateful or horrific, including instructions to dash babies heads in, to force a daughter to marry her rapist, and passages demanding that women simply submit to men.  The bible is a collection of iron age middle east fairy tales, and that's about all it's worth.  

I've read the whole thing and I can tell you there's not much good to get out of it that isn't already obvious. With how much nasty barbaric sexist, racist, violent stuff is in there, it's not even worth the benefit of the handful of nice things that you probably already know anyway. Read the Dhammapada, there's much more to gain from it (it's also much shorter and more concise in its message than the Bible).

I have read the Bible, in fact it was through reading the Bible in detail that I realized the truth, that there is no proof God exists.  I still read the Bible, quite often.  I own several.

Religious people assume atheists have not read the Bible or that atheists have no knowledge of Christianity.  After all, if we knew the Bible we would be believers just like you.

Sorry, you are sadly uninformed.

I've read it. Cover to cover.  There's nothing useful in the text that you can't get from other sources.

I'm sure there are many good stories in the bible, but there are also stories that are absolutely ridiculous. The book of Genesis was written by a man called Moses. He wasn't around to see the creation of the world, the garden of Eden or Noah's flood. So how can we take that just at face value.

I have read the bible. At least three times cover to cover. Its still hogwash. You can assure me all you want, it wont make any difference when you know its all bullshit.

I have read it.  I still don't believe in magic.  :)