Quote: klinton said: For starters, the bible is grounded in reality. It does not proclaim fantastic events to explain why there is lightning or how the sun rises every morning. The fact the Christianity has survived so long and claimed such an important stake in human history, literaly defining world events across many nations and cultures, also attests to its truth. If there was nothing to it to grasp onto, no ring of truth, then it would not move so many people so profoundly.
Doesn't god create mankind from dust? much like the aboriginal creation myths. Heaven is very similar to Olympus and Asgard in many respects. And the reason there's not a lot of explanations for the world around us is because instead of attributing one god to each event (like the sun, wind, death) everything has the explanation of "god did it."
The reason its lasted so long is because way back when it gained a foothold in the Roman empire and the emperor (I think Constantine) converted and then adapted much Pagan mythology to christianity in order to unite the empire. Then years of brutal forced conversions placed seeds of Christianity throughout the world.
