Hate to tell you, Rev. but ethical, moral behavior existed long before the myth of Jesus. And Mr. Smith, lots of people die for beliefs, abstract ideas and ideals, no personification necessary. The fact that some people "mentioned" a person they say was named Jesus doesn't mean that a man identified as the mystical son of God ever actually existed. The two are not mutually exclusive. The bottom line is that historically, humans have believed in some sort of powerful being: We've worshiped the weather, fire, animals, devil figures, demons, witches, multiple gods and so on over the ages. Even today there is a multitude of religions with one or more gods, entities or another. Why do you suppose that is? Don't you think it says more about us than anything us?