Ancient Confession Found: 'We Invented Jesus Christ'

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86. The point is that

every one of these stories has an agenda, and not verifiable facts, behind it. That a lot of people actually, literally believe the one where a man is killed and then magically comes back to life, or that some people find the the phenomenon of that belief interesting does not make it any less kooky than the others, only more comforting and socially acceptable.

But if you'd care to make a case that believing someone died and rose again from the dead is less kooky, less deluded and less likely to be false than Atwill's version of things, have at it. We won't hold our breath, though. Arguing that it's a better myth won't be worth much, unless you're willing to condemn the abysmal stupidity that elevates it far above that status in our society. Mature individuals and mature societies put myth, legend, and fairy tale in their proper perspective. Christian society doesn't.