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Robin & Pilgrim have done an excellent job at answering your questions, but I thought I would focus on one aspect.

"In essence she told me that the Bible was just nonsense."

Did she try to give proof that the Bible was just nonsense?
If so, what did she say?

I have run into people that reject anything where they need to believe that an actual miracle occurred; or anything that doesn't fit into their understanding of how things ought to be.
In other words, although they probably would not admit this, they are sovereign (or should be) and God (if they believe in Him) lives to fulfill their wishes. The fact that He isn't doing this means God either doesn't exist, or He doesn't matter.
Of course this is just one attitude that I have run into.

Tom