(May 2, 2019 at 3:49 pm)tackattack Wrote:(May 2, 2019 at 3:46 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: The number of sincere believers is large. But there were probably a limited set of supposed occurrences that were instrumental for Christianity gaining critical mass at various stages. I strongly suspect high percentage of those occurrences were fakes and fabrications, not just the product of genuine wishful thinking.
Without new occurrences then it would entropy and you have nothing to worry about, which statistically seems to be the trend.
New occurrences can be fabricated at any time, which is what kept Christianity going all this time, and fakers who benefit a lot if not caught, but punished very little if caught, will undoubtedly remain as unflagging as before in the endeavor to perpetuate this con.
