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Even if the fate of the first Christians is propaganda, there is no question that there have been many Christian Martyrs recorded over the ages who were tortured and killed for their faith all around the world. Even to this day, Christians in the Middle East and Africa are victimized, tortured, and killed because of their faith.
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Sorta circular logic, no?
People today are devout (to the point of martyrdom) because they believe that those that actually witnessed Christ were devout. But, if there's no actual evidence that the original people were devout to the point of martyrdom, doesn't that just mean that those that are devout today are misguided?
I have no doubt that religious faith is a very powerful thing. I also have no doubt that cults of all sort are a powerful thing. Without actual evidence to the contrary, I'm not too sure the former isn't just a subset of the latter.