Carrier is great. Using current science and scholarship to find the truth. There are others who have applied the same techniques to the older books with the same results. ALL myths, distortions, and calls for subservience.

I've seen this video...

It doesn't really matter to whether or not I believe in god(s) whether the Jesus mythos is based on a single, actual person or not. But it is an interesting question, and I lean pretty strongly mythicist myself.

Your post has brought up another point that I used to make when I would argue religion with people. My contention was that it did not matter what you have written on a piece of paper. Instead what defines your religion is the actions of the practioners. Thats how you actually define the religion. Actions speak louder than words and belie the underlying beliefs that a practitioners feels and how far they can act and still be in graces of their religion. If words and actions match, great. If not then judge them on their actions. Words are cheap. Just sayin'