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This has got to be the dumbest thing I've read on this site to date.

I don't mean OP's comment, which is funny as hell. I mean the linked article. You've gotta love it when someone makes an argument that disregards what is written in the Bible and then uses what's written in the Bible as a justification for their argument. It's either one or the other. Stick to historical records only, or embrace, at the very minimum, that the entire Bible book that is being referenced is a reliable record. If one cherry picks "Well that part must be true, but that over there is irrelevant", the entire argument falls apart.

Let's step back a minute. Assuming Jesus was a real person or based on a real person, what does proven history say? The oldest extant fragment of the "New Testament" is Papyrus 52, and dates to around 125 CE. Fragment 66 contains most of the "Gospel of John", and dates to around 200 CE. Even if one were to disregard Papyrus 52 for not haven't enough material to count, Papyrus 66 places the historical Jesus, at the latest, prior to 200 CE. Add to that that Flavious Josephus wrote of a "James, the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ" and we have a stronger argument that the historical Jesus likely lived in the first or second century CE. Most likely first century.

Now, if one is going to argue their point based on "the star" that led the wise men to the baby Jesus is a historical event, then they must also acknowledge that Jesus is recorded in the gospels entering the temple courtyard multiple times, and spoken of as being "at the temple". The temple was destroyed, and the Roman army looted the temple late in the first century. That is a historical fact. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

The entire premise of your linked article is flawed, based on conflicting justifications.