From Fiction to "True Story"

[dtango]

You need to brush up on how humanity invents its heroes, dtango. William Tell is one example. Robin Hood is another. Then there is King Arthur. The major difference between them and jesus is that you won't get burned at the stake for denying historical mythology.

I compared the legend of popular heroes to the hundreds of Flood Myths from all over the world.
Jesus’ story is not a popular legend. It did not evolve naturally. It is theological fiction.

As a matter of fact, within 20 years of his death horseshit stories were being spread about George Washington never telling a lie and throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac.

Why not?
30 years after his death was depicted as Zeus and another 30 years later he ascended to the heavens as Jesus did!!
That is not legend! That is not the work of the legend-producing laymen.

No, the short answer is that people make up stories and the stories get more refined with each re-telling.

Some are more dangerous than others, though.

I quite agree.
There are stories, however, based on real life events. Various people with no contact between them when relate the same story, the story cannot be made up.