There is no proof that Jesus existed

[BmorePat87]

People are willing to reinterpret text that has been translated and interpreted many times over the past 2000-3000 years in an attempt to assign new meaning that reaffirms their beliefs in light of scientific progress. They're also willing to accept faith that many of these texts were written by contemporaries even when evidence shows us that is not the case.

But when it comes to the characters themselves and not the embellishments of their tales, there is almost always a historical basis on the person. I'm willing to believe that Jesus existed simply because so many people immediately after his death said he existed and were passionate enough to keep talking about him.

That's a bit different from a science fiction writer turning a book into a religion, but even that has tons of people hooked into it.