It seems like a quick course on common sense would help a lot of people. But, then, I don't know. The ones around me don't seem to care WHAT the bible says...as far as they are concerned, it is true no matter what, because that is what they were taught to believe..it only took me 2 contradictions to open my eyes.

Right? I’ve told a few folks, you don’t have to think like me...but please, just THINK. Make up your own mind.
My youngest brother and his wife homeschooled their kids in a ‘xtian’ program that was highly revisionary on history and science-deficient. I have watched her teaching them ‘history’ straight from the Bible. I was invited as their guest speaker once, after my first trip to Egypt, when they were studying from the Old Testament. I was never invited back, lol.
What’s sad is that their eldest is like me—agnostic from childhood. He attempted suicide which they ‘treated’ with prayer...second attempt was not at home and he got the help he needed. He came out to me last year, though not to them. Poor child, he said he had felt brainwashed, and was in despair. In that way, I see religion as harmful.

It kind of depends on what kind of religion they are forced into. Some are less toxic than others (I'm thinking fundamentalist vs mainline Christian). Personally, I was raised Presbyterian and it doesn't seem to have done me any lasting harm. I seem to have just grown out of it, kind of like Santa Claus.