Sam Harris was quoted on page 2:
"Water is two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. What if someone says, "Well that's not how I choose to think about water."?..."
There are other ways of thinking about water.
I say water is one-nineth hydrogen and eight-nineths oxygen, and I am precisely correct, because I am talking about parts by weight, and Sam Harris is talking about parts by volume.
It is important to say what your frame of reference is.
If someone wants to make a blanket statement like "The Bible is not crap" they must realize that they are speaking for themselves or their group. They do not speak for all.
When I say, "The Bible is crap" I am speaking for myself and for others who, like me, do not see the Christian holy book as the inspired word of god.
Jews have no use for the "New Testament."
Most of the other religions in the world do not think the bible is special
Many historians think the bible is an imaginary guide to a world that NEVER existed.
Just because you grew up in a society that hails the bible as the inerrant word of god does not mean that everyone shares your reverence. Even if everyone did share that reverence, if the bible isn't congruent with historical and scientific facts, it does not deserve the respect of intelligent people.