I know a famous scientist who read the Bible for several years and eventually believed. Realizing he needed a church but not knowing any Christians personally to assist him, he devised a scientific approach to finding one.
He identified all the Christian churches within a twenty-mile radius and visited each on a series of Sunday mornings. He didn't go inside; rather, he observed the congregants from his car as they exited, which enabled him to observe several each Sunday; and he evaluated the churches based on two criteria: were the departees carrying Bibles, and did they appear happy? That narrowed his search to six churches, which he then subjected to another criterion before selecting ours.
Good test. But people assessing people “appearing happy” can be a snare when determining which church to choose.
That might have been a good formula but now many carry their Bible in their cellphone, including me. It was pointless to lug around a book that could get misplaced or lost when you could have God’s Word available on your cell at very little cost. When a conversation comes up and somebody asks “where in the Bible does it say...?” - boom, it’s right in my phone.