[MineralMan]

"And thank you again for also offering a statement in your #35 (via a simple declarative) that you do not dispute that Jesus in fact existed."

Well, I don't think there's much doubt that a man named Jesus (actually Joshua or something like that) lived and was executed by the Romans around 2000 years ago.

There were lots of folks then who were in opposition to the Romans and to the hierarchy of Judaism at the time. That one of them served as a symbol for the beginnings of a new religious group is not surprising, either.

As to the deity of this man, I must reject that for my own understanding, since I do not believe that any deities or other supernatural entities exist.

Christianity is a fact. It exists. That is enough.

[AmericanInTokyo]

And he must have indeed been a madman, don't you agree?

Calling himself the "Son of God" and such, on a number of occasions, and nearly kicking off food riots at places where large crowds gathered to see him.

Since he existed (agreed), he would a) either have been a madman because of the outrageous claims he himself made about himself, or b) he was in fact the Son of God Himself. Correct? Can't see anything logical outside of these two possibilities.