Genesis is not fact, there for Jesus is not necessary?

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Yes, it's a very strong argument. Sadly, theists don't apply any sort of logic to their beliefs. They don't start with reality and work forwards, they start with their conclusions, and work backwards. And when, inevitably, this doesn't work, they convince themselves that they have drawn a straight line instead of incoherent squiggles.

I've put this topic forward before, including many similar ones such as:

Why trust the creation account? Whose word do we have that God did any of it? God? Why can we trust him when he lies in his own book?

Why should we read the bible as being intended to be non-fiction? It begins as any story does, right into the narrative. No explanatory pages at the start highlighting the purpose.

And my personal favourite:

What the fuck is wrong with you? I mean.. Argh!

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I would sum up the position of most theists as, "Reality is a conspiracy to try and trick me away from my childhood fantasies."