Also interestingly, all of those religions are Asian.

I think more to the point is that all those religions are older than the desert religions and have survived. Most of the desert religions that go back further than 1000 BC have been abandoned.

I don't think any reputable historian doubts whether or not a man named Yeshue ("Jesus") was born around the year 4 or 5 BCE, gathered a following that scared the local authorities, and was crucified for his trouble. There have been many words written about who precisely his dad was. We'll probably never know for certain, not in a Western academic historical sense. The problem here is...?

I don't know any historian that can look at historical evidence and say without any doubt that Jesus existed, certainly not with the same proof as there is for Caesar or even Herod. That being said, it is not the historical fact that he was born a man that is the problem. Without the historical fact that he died and rose from the dead - something no historian would certify - there would be no religion at all.

On the other hand, there are many Buddhists that celebrate the fact that Buddha never existed and was just a legend. Their religion does not depend on the historical existance of the founder of the religion. There is even a saying among Buddhists that if you meet Buddha on the road, kiill him. I do not think there is an equivalent statement in Christianity.

Oh, and I disagree about being better off in the illusion. I may not be there yet, and I don't always act in accordance with my principles, but I most certainly choose reality over delusion.

I kid. But then again, those pods looked awful warm and comfy.....