BY Maidel,
My point was that if you are searching for something that will make Frum Judaisim seem more grounded in reality in the same way science is Gemara is not going to do that. The Halachic (as opposed to aggadic) discussions are a bit complex but you have to accept a whole lot of premises and “laws” in order for them to not be laughable.
Like David Bar Magen said unless you are willing to accept a lot on faith you are not going to find learning Gemara satisfying unless you are the kind of person who would enjoy delving into the details of Tolkien’s middle earth, and accepting answers based on “laws” made up by the authors.