Think the last Christain died on the cross.

Interviewer: “You accept the historical existence of Jesus?” Einstein: “Unquestionably. No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. How different, for instance, is the impression which we receive from an account of legendary heroes of antiquity like Theseus. Theseus and other heroes of his type lack the authentic vitality of Jesus.” †

Key word is myth.

Jesus used a lot of magic mushrooms and marijuana for medicine. If they were not high on drugs, they were high on Jesus. Perhaps many Stories of Jesus were true, it is the widespread of wrong translations makes it all flawed.

Christianity has demonstrated time and again it's art of assimilation and melding. They don't just adsorb be the holiday, they blend the traits into Jesus(or if the can't they declare it a saint). Jesus is just the archetype of the good guy, but was probably mostly based on some relaxed guy who just didn't want to have any issues with anyone.

Millions of people believe. If he actually lived, this has been going on for over 2000 years. If he actually lived, he's the most influential person who ever lived. If not, the person or people who created his story are the best bullshit artists ever.

Just some radical dude that the upper level religious people put on a pedistoool to prolong age control over the masses and for the most part it has done its job.

Our mental institutions are full of people with delusional fantasies of grandeur. Few, however, proclaim themselves to be the son of god, perform "miracles" or claim to have risen from the dead. That makes Jesus, if there ever was such a person, an extreme case of severe mental disorder. Though obviously the world is still full of gullible people 2,000 years ago mysticism, ignorance and superstition were the cultural norm. It was not too difficult for an expert flim-flam man to gain notoriety and gather a "flock." I almost chose "Other" because sometimes I wonder if the character "Jesus" was not a visiting alien who violated the prime directive of not interfering in the progression of any culture he might come across in his galactic travels and left a mess here after his brief visit and "ascending unto heaven." Whether a mental case or a rogue alien he planted seeds that have become the most noxious of weeds to torment and slow the progress of mankind.

Nothing

Jesus is a blunt instrument used by the unscrupulous to beat people's psyches.

Jeff Foxworthy lookin mutha fucka.

Aim for the head!!!!

The perfect product for brainwashing people and damaging them mentally and emotionally. Even some of the things he said and did wasn’t always kind.

Jebus wasn't a Zombie

Oh yeah ....Jesus. He's the guy who ...uh...died for our sins, right ?

And did a zombie thing after that, and popped out of a cave, so kids could eat jelly beans ?

He was kinda cute - with a beard and long hair, and sandals.
Looked like a lot of my hippie friends !

no smoke without fire. there is a hell of a lot of smoke, however.

Human nature is ingrained, in times or great distress mythical figures rise to show the way. Stories of great become embellished and the legrend is born. EVER notice the story line is the same? The names and places change but it always to be lead out of darkness into the light. I hope my tone does not give the impression I'm mocking Jesus, I think it is important to give people hope and inspiration and that is what the stories of Jesus do. IMO

We know from characters like Joel Olsteen that some people are fully ruthless enough to use the beliefs of their followers to gain power for themselves.

It looks like Jesus might have attempted to do the same, to gain power, wealth and influence. Unfortunately for him, the Romans were having none of it.

I think that Jesus was a Bodhisattva who basically incarnated, became enlightened and chose to teach others how to become enlightened too. As a mystic and a Yogi (he lived in India with the masters of the day), he learned the sciences of healing and manipulating elements - which can be learned, and which he tried to teach. When he appeared to be 'empowering' people who were previously oppressed by Rome and the Jewish leaders they sought to get rid of him - as he was appearing to be a Messiah character.

I also believe that he could be placed historically at a previous or later date than our current history teaches and that he could have been the once and future king Arthur Pendragon. Some historical timelines have Jesus, Mary and the whole lot of them in Scotland fighting Rome, instead of Judea fighting Herod. (Google Isle of Sky). Ralph Ellis has many compelling arguments on the whose who in 100CE/AD placing Jesus as a Royal born Jewish leader in the line of King David whom the other Jewish leaders of the day and Rome (he fought taxation) wanted him gone, so he was killed.

I like to think of him as King Arthur with some very unique skills. Merlin, the famed magician could also have been the man/mystic Jesus as he had the powers to get others attentions. These stories and accounts, claimed by Ellis to be 'fictionalized' to hide Arthur teachings from the destruction of the Catholic Church fore fathers who would have wiped the Arthurian legends from the history books.''

Since the advent of the Sumerian cuneiform tablets have been revealing that there was a God (Anu) and two sons who fought (Enlil -Sky God, and Enki -Water Serpent God), the ideas of the legends of Thor, Loki and Odin come to mind... by overlaying the previous legends with different names.Then you find evidence of Hadad, Mithra, Baal, and other Storm 'Gods/gods' in the pantheon throughout Jewish history/Religious History. So, had Jesus been the 'son' of God, he could take the place of Thor/Enlil as he was witnessed to being able to calm the storms? There is so much and it goes so deeply that this study can keep one entertained for decades... This could all be a good fiction story of good and bad as a reference for life lessons, a religion to worship, but it can also be just a very interesting study.

He may have existed. Perhaps in the glorified evangelist, snake oil will heal you kind of way. I also believe mental illness existed. So was Jesus and his homies all a part of writer’s imagination, or perhaps it was real and events were exaggerated to set guidelines and manipulate behavior to a specific point of view? Could be. But I could be wrong.

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A dude that fixes my kitchen cabinetry with his plethora of carpenter tools and skillz to pay the (holy) bills!

It has been shown he was a historical figure. His true self and his movement has been embellished and greatly exaggerated for political purposes.

He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew and died as one. He never started a new religion.

Jesus was a Buddhist monk who also was a prince, he was crucified by the Romans but didn't die, then ran back to his home in India.

I think he’s a historical figure that was used to create a bs religion.

According to the Bible, Jesus of Nazareth was a teacher. Was he the Messiah? Maybe, and what is messiah really mean? I don't think it means a divine supreme being. Someone of great character, maybe. A leader, maybe; just not an eternal, omniscient, omnipotent being.

A myth...

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The late Dave Allen sort of sums up my thoughts on the matter..