I am not trying to convert you. My point is that there is evidence that Jesus existed as a human being, if you choose to ignore it, its ok. Lets just say for the sake of argument that you could prove that jesus didn't exist, do you really think that would matter? Of course not. Most people don't believe the bible literally, and those that do wouldn't believe you anyway. Its about faith, not logic or facts. You are trying to use logic and facts to combat faith. One of the first things that commies do when they takeover is to get rid of the priests. Religion competes with the "logical" power of the state. Atheism has been used as a tool of slavery just like religion has.
If you are a free market/bill of rights kind of guy, then you have read the constitution. In the constitution there is talk of inalienable rights. The people that wrote the constitution were agnostics, deists, and some christians. The whole concept of inalienable rights is a spiritual concept. You cannot believe that humans are merely animals, and at the same time believe in absolute rights that are seperate from government. Religion can be used to enslave people, or it can be used to set you free. Religion in itself is not evil, it is how some power hungry people use it that is evil.