The Long and the Short of it.

[Paul the Human]

There is very little evidence to suggest that the bible(s) are true. They mention some real people and real places, but they are depicted in an historically inaccurate manner (so the evidence suggests). Not to mention the stuff about magic and miracles. There is certainly no evidence to suggest any of that is real.

Basically, the evidence suggests that the bible is not a factual accounting of any people, places, or things that ever actually existed/happened. Believing otherwise is the act of accepting outrageous (by which I mean 'highly unlikely') stories as true without evidence to support that belief. I don't mean it to demean your opinion. It is my opinion and happens to differ from yours. The bible is a fairy tale... a falsehood. That is what I believe.