Comment Re:Wait a sec (Score 1) 772
The direct first hand evidence is the Gospels and all of the false gospels. It would be weird for several different accounts be written about a guy who never existed were written in such a short time, wouldn't it? Applying Occam's Razor here would lead you to reason that a man named Jesus really did exist. The problem is that people can't accept evidence if they don't believe that evidence is 100% accurate.
Imagine a car wreck if you would. In court, six witnesses give an account of said wreck. Some of the accounts seem to contradict others. Do you as the judge or jury then conclude that the wreck didn't occur? Of course not! That would be silly to assume that since you don't 100% believe any one of the six witnesses that nothing happened.
The direct evidence is the Gospels. It is doubtful the Gospels would be written to discuss a fictional man.