As an atheist I often know the religious texts better than those who want to tell me I'm going to hell or whatever. As a kid I was thrown out of Sunday School for asking too many questions because I took the time to read the damn book.
Pro: more free time
Con: ostracized
You’re not the only one.
As an adult I haven’t come across many cons. I’m not a jerk about it unless someone tries to push their beliefs on me so it rarely comes up.
Sounds like you are in a place where people don’t murder each other due to apostasy or religious differences.
I specifically said it probably didn't but was just a generic example of a book of bad ideas.
Care to provide an actual example then?
I'm not going to waste my time looking up the exact sources cults get their propaganda, no.
Or that your average authoritarian Christian (or Muslim!) has read their holy books?
Fanatics may pretend, but rarely actually read. After all, it may conflict with their fanaticism.
They are happy to control what everyone else is able to read though.