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Don't you think it's still useful to find contradictions within the religious framework in order to convince theists they are wrong? I know some converts who converted because the bible just "didn't make sense" and contained too many contradictions. Some people even convert to religion because the bible (or whatever holy text) "made so much sense." They think, "Well, I agree with Y, and since X implies Y, I will now believe X."
You should attack the bad links in the causal chain that lead to absurd conclusions, not the conclusions themselves.
So yes, it's worth attacking the bible's nonchalance about contradictions -- but don't bother dwelling on the contradictions themselves.
The contradictions are a proper point of attack, but only if they would be really, genuinely troublesome even granting the rest of the premises.