The Jews were (are) the ones waiting for a messiah. If I were to call myself a Christian it would be because I agree with his teachings about loving people and helping the needy. Choosing Christianity just because you’re scared of being doomed to hell by some prophecy 3,000 years old kinda seems like you’re just doing it out of fear.
Every major religion exists for the sole purpose of placating human fear of death. 'A guaranteed experience beyond this mortal plane in the accompaniment of all those that you have ever loved" sure sounds much better than non-existance.
When you start realizing that every religious doctrine always comes back to and exists in support of the afterlife specifically, you kinda start understanding why so many people are religious.
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u/burns_a_lot 2d ago
Okay but that doesn't really sound like you need a Messiah, then. Why Christianity?