because if you dont believe in god then you consider the bible a work of fiction,.
for the record, i know what ur meaning to say, but the way u've said it implies that u dont' know what ur talking about.
OBviously jesus lived, that's a historical fact like the existance of mohammed. the matter of faith, or religious dellusion as u would like to think it, lies in the belief that these ppl were prophets/messengers of God.
it's just plain scientific ignorance to say that at least sum of the "characters" and events in many religions weren't real. and the main problem when dealing with the issue of God is the inconsistency of education and extent of thought ppl hav put into the subject, usually stemming from their upbringing.
that's where the discussion about God or a supreme being always falls flat. ideally, a
scientifically inclined person with knowledge of the history and nature of the world's religions arguing with a scientifically knowledgable person with strong
faith would be the most stimulating model for theological discussion. a basic mulder and scully.
what would then transpire is a progressively refined definition of what it means to believe in a higher power. inevitably delving into the topics of an afterlife, the soul, good and evil, what makes us human, evolution, the beginnings of the universe. what they would discover, assuming they are not egocentric, is that the reverence a quantum physicist holds for the eternal beauty in the atomic/theoretical (inasmuch as it is reactionary and invisible) structure of the universe is much the same as the core faith a true "believer" holds in the power within us and more importantly beyond us, throughout time.
but alas, there must be a winner. the internet is a divisive mirror, afterall.
