Originally Posted by smart makes a comeback

...I never said "created" Christianity. What I did say, is that by proxy, much of what IS modern Christianity became so due to his mandates. That is as basic a historical face on this topic as one can name, and it is without dispute anywhere that matters.

Mine is not "pro or con" contention, it is one based on an OBJECTIVE view of history, and not that conscious is always a indication of what is correct, it is a contention shared by most historians and many theists as well...