Circular Reasoning, the Bible, and Atheism

I had a discussion the other day in which my interlocutor cited “reading the Bible” as the cause of his atheism. This perplexed me. And he is not the only one who has said this.  Here is a common meme expressing the same sentiment:

So, here is my response, in meme form:

If you are interested in how to approach scripture, I recommend reading Dei Verbum.