Jesus is a mythological figure. Christianity is not for thinking people.

Let me first respond to your questions and then I will address your arguments. 1)Do you beleive in God? I believe in a higher power. 2)Why do you refer to me as "my opponent"? Generally in a debate that is the normal terminology. It's nothing personal. Now, let me address your argument. You state "nobody can prove he couldn't do certain things with science because he didn't use science, he used the power of God." That is not a valid argument. I asked you to prove that Jesus existed as he is portrayed in the bible and that he performed miracles. I asked specifically for independent historians (not biblical historians and not Flavious Josephus) who can corroborate that he existed. I asked you to provide Roman records of Jesus' existence, written non-biblical records. I would still like to find those records. Records from historians who were contemporaries of Christ. I state in my argument that being Christian represents a turning away from science. You seem to agree wholeheartedly with that in your statement above. What of the other questions I have posed in my argument? You have no answer for them? Questions about modern day magicians and what makes them different from Jesus, questions about works of fiction and how one author can pick up on an earlier author's work, questions about why God gave someone the power back then but would not do that now, and questions about using your intellect and reasoning to prove scientifically that Jesus performed miracles. All Christians ever point to is faith (in God and the Bible). Since my argument is that none of these things are scientific, and that they are fictional, I would like other proof or evidence, supported by highly controlled scientific studies, to prove why Jesus could do such things in biblical times. Obviously it can't be done. Let me reiterate once again... a man named Jesus or a man with a similar name may have existed in biblical times. But he did not perform miracles. Just as people today can't perform miracles. Belief in a "savior" is extremely childish, wishful thinking. Think for a moment about modern day cults. We call them "cults" because they often have a dynamic leader who tells people that God will do this or God will do that if they follow him. We think of the cult leader as a nutcase, don't we? What makes these cult leaders any different from Jesus? Some of them claim to be the son of God or to be prophets of God. Warren Jeffs claims to be a prophet of God (and many people believe him, too). There is absolutely nothing about these people that is any different from Jesus. Imagine for a moment, if you will, that the bible had never existed. Now we're living in 2007 and the bible and Christianity does not exist. Can you imagine that for a moment? Really try and remove the bible and Christianity from your thinking. Imagine, in fact, that in 2007, we are BC. We are just like the people in BC and there has been no Jesus and no bible. Ok, now. Tomorrow, you turn on CNN and there comes a report that a man is claiming to be the son of God and he can do miracles and everyone should stop what they're doing and follow him. And this man has a bunch of followers and they believe him. Now in 2007, knowing what we know about science, about technology, and about human beings, what do you think the general consensus would be about this man? The general consensus would be that the man is a cult leader. And in fact, that consensus would probably be correct. It would be correct because we know that human being cannot perform miracles and they cannot raise people from the dead. Period. Now why, in 2007, would everyone dismiss the man as a cult leader, but in biblical times, it was all "true"? You see, it makes no sense. It is completely and utterly nonsensical. It is a romantic notion to think that in "olden times" there was a man who could perform magical miracles and that God sent his son because it was long, long ago. The bible also states that giants roamed the land at that time, just like in a fairy tale. In fact, the bible IS a fairy tale. It is a romantic notion, but unfortunately it just not so. I think that most Christians, deep down, probably know deep in their hearts that it doesn't really make any sense. But because of being told over and over over again that it's true, they begin to believe it on some level. I think if Christians really thought about it and really researched it, and thought about it a logical way, they would come to the conclusion that it is a bunch of total nonsense. Giants don't exist, men don't walk on water, and there are no talking snakes. I think that's why Christians become so enraged when people question them. Because it is threatening to be confronted with something that could shake their belief system. They turn blindly away from reason and logic, and place belief in something that defies all logic, defies all reasoning and rational thought. Now let's imagine that it's 2,000 years in the future. Someone has written a book about David Koresh. In the book it states that he was the son of God and that he had followers and that they were persecuted. They embellish the book and state that David Koresh performed miracles and that when he was persecuted and died at the hands of the government of the time, he took all of our sins onto himself. The book states that everyone should follow David Koresh and that he is their savior. Now it's 2,000 years in the future and people have kind of turned away from Christianity. The numbers have dwindled and people are looking for something new to believe in. There is unrest among the people. The government in 4007 sees an opportunity to unite the country under one religion again and so they wage an enormous public relations campaign with advertisements all over the place for people to become Koreshians. They bombard the people with advertisements all over TV, the internet, and in the movies. They drum the message of David Koresh into people's minds over and over again. David Koresh was a man who existed, yes, and he called himself a prophet and he had followers. Now in 4007 there is a "bible" that documents everything he did and documents his miracles and all of his followers. And many, many people come to believe it, because they are brainwashed by the government, their families, and their schools. Does this make David Koresh the people's savior in 4007? No, it does not. Now please explain how David Koresh is different from Jesus in this scenario. You can't, because he is exactly the same as Jesus in this scenario. In 4007 there is a book that is a written record of his existence and it states that he did miracles and that he is a savior, and in 1993 he had followers. There are millions of Koreshians worldwide who all believe in this book and in the message the government is giving them. He is no different from Jesus, and Jesus is no different from Allah, and Allah is no different than Buddah. And who you believe in is based solely on your geographic region and the time period into which you were born. Now please address all of questions and arguments without relying on "bible", "God", or faith."