Quote:If we conclude that Jesus is 100% fictional we now enter into a conspiracy theory which would involve Paul as well as the mouth piece of the conspiracy.
What about Zeus, Ledo? The first people to claim that he was "100% fictional" are our resident theists, yet we have exactly the same kind of devotional writing and religious practices growing up about the Olympian gods. Same for Osiris who was worshiped in Egypt for at least 3,000 years (twice as long as jc.) Was Zeus a "conspiracy", too?
To assert that there MUST be a historical kernel about jesus and not allow a similar claim for every other god invented by the fertile minds of men is simply special pleading. Jesus is merely the last manifestation of the Dying/Resurrected god which was a common motif throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.
