[imported_Fluffy_Bunny]

The bible is about as historically accurate as the Hitler Diaries, the books were written about 100 years or so after Jesus death & even then they were edited many times by different people etc. & as for Jesus, people were ignorant of science etc back then & there's crackpots around today who have epillectic (sp) fits &tc & believe they are God. Perhaps this Jesus chap was just another crackpot who thought he was God & manage to convince the disciples.

I rate the Old Testament much more than I do the New Testament as the Old Testament, especially the creation stories, are taken from the earliest written accounts known to man "Enuma Elish. This was written 2,000 years before the bible yet it is overwhelmingly similar to Genesis. & the pattern of the creation story is repeated throughout nature. The New Testament, on the other hand & IMHO, is merely an account on how to live a good Christian life according to the stories of Jesus.

It is probably best to study a number of religions if you are serious about believing in God &tc, rather than just going along with all that hillbilly christian, happy clappy, bullsh&t. Just because everyone else believes in God you have too, it is far better to come to this conclusion yourself from study rather than "Divine Intervention". The Greeks believed in & were willing to die for their Gods & so were the Vikings. When's the last time you saw someone offering a prayer to Zeus & Thor? If these Gods are wrong why the hell should Jesus be right? We are only Christian because our belief was spread & defended by the sword & that's a fact.