This post is not intended to poke fun or anything, but there's 2 points I'd like to make on this quote.
1) If somebody walked upto me in the street and told me of talking snakes, people rising from the dead, etc. I would dismiss it immediately, I'd probably keep my distance from that person for good. We're not dismissing it because we just disagree with it, we dismiss it because it is quite unrealistic. I am sure if somebody came upto you proclaiming to be the son of an almighty being you'd dismiss it completely. Just because it's written in an old book doesn't give it anymore truth than if someone were to say it today.
2) I think people of faith, in general, are the dismissive ones, not those who question religion. If by saying God doesn't exist or that he never created the universe is dismissive, then that's exactly the same as people saying God does exist and that he created the universe.. you're just dismissing everything we believe in (or don't believe in).
Anyways, one question I do have, as my understanding of Chrstianity isn't all that good. When exactly was the bible supposedly written, or wstarted to be written? Who wrote it? How did they have the knowledge to know as far back as to the day that God created the first humans? As I say, I don't know much about it so I can't answer this myself, but I just can't believe that somebody would have known what went in in the very beginning.
I am in agreement with BOF. Science wans to prove it's right. Religion is happy with not being able to be proven wrong. I know which one I'm happier with.