Quote:But one should not argue from these, as do Thompson and Verenna, that Jesus was invented.
The problem there is that jesus IS the magic tricks. Without them he is just some guy who got himself killed. Either he DID come back from the dead or xtianity is just a pile of shit. There is no escaping that simple fact and trying to hide behind "well, he might have been a teacher" is pointless.
They don't worship the words...or particularly follow them. They do all profess to believe in the bullshit.