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What evidence is there about him being baptised by John, being from Nazareth and dying on a cross? Are there good enough external sources to confirm this? If so I'd be interested to take a look. And we have to be sure it's actually jesus and not just random people all being strung together.

What I don't understand is giving jesus and the bible special treatment. Why assume any of it is real and not just made up? That's my point. I see no evidence, well, nothing credible.

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To me, the default position when handed a story is to assume it has no truth to it until I'm convinced otherwise. If there is truth, I should have no trouble being convinced. Especially one as old as this, and written after the death of the protagonist. We don't know who wrote it, or why. But just because he's famous, he is not more real to me than superman. I'm not claiming that it didn't happen, I have no need to any more than I need to prove there is no God. I believe only what there is good reason to believe. I don't have to make my own claims at all.

That's just my opinion though I think the bible has such myth and clout around it that idea there "must be something to it" kind of gets under people's scepticism at times.

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I'm not trying to be a dick. Sorry if it comes across that way. Just engaging in debate It makes no difference to me whether he was real or not, it's just interesting.