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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]The idea that Jesus was not a historical person is called the Christ myth theory. This theory is considered a fringe view and has not gained much support among scholars. [/i]

The non-historicity of Jesus has never garnered significant support among scholars.[8][web 1][9][10] [u]Mythicism is rejected by virtually all mainstream scholars of antiquity,[11][12][web 2][note 1] and has been considered a fringe theory for more than two centuries.[/u][q 2][13][8]

[b]Mythicism is criticized on numerous grounds such as for commonly being advocated by non-experts or poor scholarship, being ideologically driven, its reliance on arguments from silence, lacking positive evidence, the dismissal or distortion of sources, questionable or outdated methodologies, either no explanation or wild explanations of origins of Christian belief and early churches, and outdated comparisons with mythology.[note 1] [/b]

[color=red]While rejected by mainstream scholarship, with the rise of the Internet the Christ myth theory has attracted more attention in popular culture,[14][15] and some of its proponents are associated with atheist activism.[16][17][/color]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_myth_theory
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You seem to have trouble following.

No one here has denied that a man named  Jesus existed. 
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Exactly. Jesus existed and walked the earth. He was a real man. [/quote]

That seems like the most likely scenario. 
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[color=red]The idea that Jesus was not a historical person is called the Christ myth theory. [u]This theory is considered a fringe view and has not gained much support among scholars.
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[b]The non-historicity of Jesus has never garnered significant support among scholars.[8][web 1][9][10] Mythicism is rejected by virtually all mainstream scholars of antiquity,[11][12][web 2][note 1] and has been considered a fringe theory for more than two centuries.[q 2][13][8][/b]

Mythicism is criticized on numerous grounds such as for commonly being advocated by non-experts or poor scholarship, being ideologically driven, its reliance on arguments from silence, lacking positive evidence, the dismissal or distortion of sources, questionable or outdated methodologies, either no explanation or wild explanations of origins of Christian belief and early churches, and outdated comparisons with mythology.[note 1]

While rejected by mainstream scholarship, with the rise of the Internet the Christ myth theory has attracted more attention in popular culture,[14][15] and some of its proponents are associated with atheist activism.[16][17]
https://en.m.wikipedia.or...yth_theory
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Are you trying to deny that he existed?

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Professors Brain Fart and Laughing Emoji are the deniers. [/quote]

You seem confused. No one here has denied. 
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