# Jesus mythicism is reaching mainstream

**URL:** <https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/jesus-mythicism-is-reaching-mainstream/11868>\
**Category:** Religion and Secularism\
**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/jesus-mythicism-is-reaching-mainstream/11868 "2026-01-23T15:19:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![citizenschallengev4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/citizenschallengev4/32/28718_2.png) [@citizenschallengev4](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/citizenschallengev4)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/jesus-mythicism-is-reaching-mainstream/11868/16 "2026-02-23T18:32:06Z")

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> [@lausten](#):
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> > [@citizenschallengev4](#):
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> > There is a line in there worth understanding and respecting.
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> And that line has nothing to do with the question of Jesus being a real person or not

You are missing the point again.  
IT HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE THINK ABOUT JESUS AND RELIGION.

> [@citizenschallengev4](#):
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> > [@lausten](#):
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> > historiography.
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> Okay
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> > Historiography is the study of the history of history, focusing on how historical interpretations, methodologies, and perspectives change over time
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> Which belongs to the realm of our “Mindscape.”
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> Which is different from biology and evolution, which belongs to the physical realm.
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> There is a line in there worth understanding and respecting.

> [@Regarding Jesus's mythicism. Mind v. Reality](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/regarding-jesuss-mythicism-mind-v-reality/11905):
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> A recent post “Jesus mythicism is reaching mainstream” reminded me of an article at [Medium.com](http://Medium.com) by [Tanne](https://tannerontruth.com/theres-no-real-evidence-for-jesus-truth-or-myth-fa835c963940)r written Nov 15, 2025, [There’s No Real Evidence for Jesus. Truth or Myth?](https://tannerontruth.com/theres-no-real-evidence-for-jesus-truth-or-myth-fa835c963940). I read it a couple weeks ago and it keeps coming back to mind. The two have rekindled my interest in trying to formulate and share a comprehensible Earth-centrist’s perspective on Jesus. Why did Jesus become and remain the ultimate superstar for so many? What to make of the evidence regarding Jesus of Nazareth’s phy…

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