Why the "There are so many interpretations of the Bible" claim is confused

[Fidel_Castronaut]

That being said, very few claims of contradictions and errors actually hold up under scrutiny.

You have to be kidding right?

Are you not guilty of what you insist on above? i.e. using preference over the reality of the text?

The bible has several claims which contradict not just reality, but also themselves. Many of them have never been reconciled with reality (eg. Genesis? The Flood? The Exodus?)

Many skeptics study the issue just enough to support their conclusions and then ignore everything else. Then they blow the apparent discrepancy totally out of proportion.

The premise of the Bible is the biggest flaw (i.e. that there is an elevated Jewish war god among the pantheon of ancient Middle Eastern Gods which subsequently created the Universe and knows everything about everything). You don't even need to read the bible to conclude that you'd need a hell of a lot of evidence to support that claim (a claim, mind, made within the bible, which people say you need to read to evidence said claim).

But on the flipside, are the inerrantists who hold the Bible to be the literal, physical, magical word of God. Can't have two more ignorant groups of people go at it than these two.

Hmm. I don't think you have any real basis for judging or concluding which interpretation is correct.