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The core of Christianity is Jesus' unique message. It's a message of godly and brotherly ove and peace that's very different from atheism.[/quote]

I disagree.  While the message is important, it's not unique and Christianity also places a very high premium on who said it.  You can find the same ideas about brotherly love and peace coming from other authors.  To quote Tim Keller "If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn't rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead."  Keller isn't some radical Christian fundamentalist either and so I'm assuming his opinion is pretty typical of Christianity.

What then makes Jesus so special?  His message isn't unique.  It's all the supernatural stuff surrounding him.[/quote]

I had never heard of Tim Keller until just now, so I'm not ready to take his word as gospel, so to speak. But the point I and another poster have been making is that there are different views  within Christianity. Keller is welcome to his views, of course. But you quoting him at me means nothing to me.

Christianity is actually pretty different from Judaism and Islam. This isn't the place to go into all the differences, but there are quite a few.

You've said repeatedly on this thread that believers are stupid and unthinking. Well, it's actually critical and independent thought that leads to the diversity of views you find so incomprehensible!
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