Sure, the teachings are important but everything that goes with the religion is based on it being real. No Jesus then no way into heaven, no redemption from original sin, no trinity. The major story of Jesus is that he died to save the world, if he didn't do that then its pointless. He wasn't just a teacher.
That speech there is pretty lame. We aren't living in Narnia. The made up part of Christianity is in the future. And belief there distracts people from the real world where they can actually make a difference to people. It's why get figures like Mother Theresa who happily let people wallow in poverty and misery because they will be rewarded in the next life when in reality all they are getting is one miserable existence because no one really cares for them when it matters.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Sure, the teachings are important but everything that goes with the religion is based on it being real. No Jesus then no way into heaven, no redemption from original sin, no trinity. The major story of Jesus is that he died to save the world, if he didn't do that then its pointless. He wasn't just a teacher.
That speech there is pretty lame. We aren't living in Narnia. The made up part of Christianity is in the future. And belief there distracts people from the real world where they can actually make a difference to people. It's why get figures like Mother Theresa who happily let people wallow in poverty and misery because they will be rewarded in the next life when in reality all they are getting is one miserable existence because no one really cares for them when it matters.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~