"Whether shubi believes in god is irrelevant to science. Scientists do not appeal to their religious beliefs when it comes to their work. Otherwise they would not be scientists."
I agree to a large extent, but
what I find useful is to note the science that may be explained in genesis, prior to anyone knowing the science.
For instance, "let there be light" suggests E=mc2.
Firmament is really rakia in Hebrew, beating a soft metal into foil, which I interpret to be a description of the boundary of the universe.
There is a lot of good stuff in there if we could get away from the simplistic nonsense of the creationist cult. It is frustrating to understand the deeper implications of Scripture and be shouted down all the time. It is also frustrating to have people be turned away from God because they think the Bible is silly, due to the nuttiness of fundamentalists.