Do you think jesus christ existed

[Clueless Morgan]

Richard Dawkins believes he existed:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUB5fDW5xq8

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So did Albert Einstein:

"You accept the historical existence of Jesus?"

"Unquestionably. No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. How different, for instance, is the impression which we receive from an account of legendary heroes of antiquity like Theseus. Theseus and other heroes of his type lack the authentic vitality of Jesus."

You can make this exact same argument in defense of any other famous fictional character:

"You accept the historical existence of Sherlock Holmes?"

"Unquestionably. No one can read the works of John Watson without feeling the actual presence of Sherlock Holmes. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. How different, for instance, is the impression which we receive from an account of legendary figures of the Victorian Era like William Gladstone or Charles Dickens. Gladstone and other figures of his type lack the authentic vitality of Holmes."


If appeals to "I believe the dude was real because, man! Those stories about him are awesome!" actually equate to an argument for that character's historicity, than I believe Harry Potter is a real person.