The 10 Most Ridiculous Beliefs in the Christian Delusion

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I can see no reason why numerous individuals over the long period of its writing would have anything to gain from creating and carrying on the bible story.

The historicity of the original authors of the bible are as dubious and unproven as the historicity of the apostles. You're talking about Peter's fishing as if it was a modern business, which it most certainly wasn't if we are to assume his historicity. A puny boat (see picture below that's an actual regional boat they discovered in the mud) and probably just enough to feed their own family, is the reality of the day. That someone like that should be able to read or write is pure fiction, which gets even more ludicrous when it comes to Greek or Latin.



Also, there was a whole lot to be gained by adding and omitting. Especially at the time when christianity was on it's way to become Roman state religion within the 4th century.