Ms. Pfeiffer I would suggest that since we have the ability to zoom in on planets in the solar system to minute degrees to see whether or not there is evidence of life or the necessary elements for life it negates your very shallow supposition that since life is not evident from great distance then it doesn't exist. Same with life itself here on planet earth. We have been given the gift of reason, of rational linear thought but we squander that great gift when we don't look beneath the surface of our religious and political beliefs. We have been given the gift to question and reach conclusions based on scientific methods and peer review. That is the gift Mr. Lewis is using to question the BELIEFS of christianity. He finds no evidence of the existence of that man Jesus of Nazareth in his research, his beneath the surface examination. Beliefs are built on ideological, tribal superstitions while science is based on linear, deep research that is then challenged by peers. Challenged is key.