Christians - What would you do if it were discovered Jesus never existed?

[Redbeard The Pink]

Ah yes, thank you for reminding me. That was the other thing.

The word "born" there is likely a poor translation. The word used isn't the one usually used when they were talking about childbirth; the word there is more accurately translated as "made." "Made of the sperm of David" and "Made from a woman" are more accurate translations, again lending credence to the idea that this messiah was constructed in the heavenly realms rather than having been born on Earth. Later church scholars, working from the presupposition of a human Jesus, might have translated that as "born" rather than "made" because it made more sense for the story they knew and were trying to promote.

You're doing exactly what I've been suggesting about most mythicists. Do you not see it?

Suggesting that there have been various errors, both deliberate and otherwise, in the copying and translating of texts thousands of years old into various different languages is not an ad hoc argument. Suggesting that there is evidence that religious people can and do twist/fabricate the facts to support their story is also not an ad hoc argument. Suggesting that a religion started one way and developed into something else before splitting into literally thousands of squabbling factions is also not an ad hoc argument. Where is the ad hoc in what I'm saying?