/lit/ - Literature

Why do scholars generally agree that a historical "Jesus" existed, if there is not a single piece of contemporary evidence?

I don't mean to tip my fedora too hard, but seriously, how can you guys possibly believe in Christianity in this day and age? I mean i can entertain the idea of believing in God, or thinking it possible that God exists, but how the fuck can you believe everything about the Bible, that Jesus walked on water, performed miracles, that everything in the Bible is correct, and that there exists a Heaven and Hell just as the Bible says, etc? How the fuck do you believe this shit? Just "muh faith"? Because that seems like just delusion to me, I gotta say. Oh by the way, a smug picture of a fat guy tipping a fedora is not an argument

How can you be a true christian without attempting to convert everyone you meet? If Christians truly believe in Heaven and Hell, then how come there are so many Christians who just let their friends and family live their lives as atheists, for fear of being rude or intrusive, or politically incorrect? If you truly believe that they are going to burn in hell for all of eternity, then aren't you being a bad person by not attempting to convert them constantly?