written after the events in question and has been under control of the controllers the entire time.

Of COURSE the Bible was written long after the events; no direct recording tech was available so it can be nothing but hearsay, then written down by people who had their own agendas (who doesn't), then translated into English by another group with THEIR own agendas.

We don't know for certain what happened yesterday so I don't make the mistake of thinking something written thousands of years ago is accurate. It might be a reasonably close description of events but it might not. I'm not someone who believes every word in the Bible was written by an infallible God.

There's enough similarity in the VOICE and content of Jesus' words in the New Testament (well, until Revelations, when a jarring change of voice occurs) to persuade me that much of what is reported of Jesus' words might actually be from one man and close to his meaning. The need for kindness and love comes through strongly.

Since I PERSONALLY believe (from experience and from years of study; for example, see the ACE Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences for how early trauma creates life-long harm) that love and kindness are the most important key to a healthy life and a healthy society -- I find Jesus' teachings in that regard to be important -- all the moreso because people have been reading them and trying to live by them for millennia now. Even with all the corruption we've seen in the various churches over the centuries, the narrative Jesus left us has survived and people continue to believe in its importance. I find organized Christianity a very mixed bag, but much of what Jesus' has to say (yes, see above: might have said, etc) is profound, simple to understand, and speaks deeply to any decent person. It's a message that has been carried down through time (and not only from Jesus or in the Bible) because love / brotherhood / connection to others is what we are made for; it is the meaning of life at the deepest level.

written after the events in question and has been under control of the controllers the entire time.

Of COURSE the Bible was written long after the events; no direct recording tech was available so it can be nothing but hearsay, then written down by people who had their own agendas (who doesn't), then translated into English by another group with THEIR own agendas.

We don't know for certain what happened YESTERDAY so I don't make the mistake of thinking something written thousands of years ago is accurate. It might be a reasonably close description of events but it might not. I'm not someone who believes every word in the Bible was written by an infallible God.

There's enough similarity in the VOICE and content of Jesus' words in the New Testament (well, until Revelations, when a jarring change of voice occurs) to persuade me that much of what is reported of Jesus' words might actually be from one man and close to his meaning. The need for kindness and love comes through strongly.

Since I PERSONALLY believe (from experience and from years of study; for example, see the ACE Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences for how early trauma creates life-long harm) that love and kindness are the most important key to a healthy life and a healthy society -- I find Jesus' teachings in that regard to be important -- all the moreso because people have been reading them and trying to live by them for millennia now. Even with all the corruption we've seen in the various churches over the centuries, the narrative Jesus left us has survived and people continue to believe in its importance. I find organized Christianity a very mixed bag, but much of what Jesus' has to say (yes, see above: might have said, etc) is profound, simple to understand, and speaks deeply to any decent person. It's a message that has been carried down through time (and not only from Jesus or in the Bible) because love / brotherhood / connection to others is what we are made for; it is the meaning of life at the deepest level.