Do you think Jesus really existed?
Probably, but not as a miracle-performing son of a god, 'just' a man.
I think there was probably an actual person whom the stories are based on, or possibly multiple people and myths (like it says in the Zeitgeist documentary). My friend who's a Bible expert says he thinks there's a lot of quotes by 'Jesus' in the Bible that he never really said, and I believe him. I honestly don't know whether the real Jesus performed any miraculous healings, magic, etc., though I'd like to think so. I certainly don't believe that Jesus wanted us to think that if we don't accept him into our hearts we'll go to hell for eternity. I don't think he died for our sins either, that was Paul's invention. My Bible-expert friend thinks Paul was probably a closeted homosexual who was trying desperately to grapple with the fact that homosexuality was considered a sin..
they may have been a man named Jesus at some point. Although I've heard it may be a compilation of stories put together into one magic man like James Bond
The Jesus of the Bible? No!
Sure, you do not think the Roman government put effort into non existent people? If the name was Jesus or other is not really important when you assume a divine state later. Which by itself is quite a totally different subject.
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