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Seriously, the Biblical Jesus had a huge effect on our world, but it's hard to say how much of an effect the historical Jesus had. There may not even be a unique historical Jesus -- it's quite possible that something like 20% of the N.T. stories were based on events from one guy's life, 20% were based on events from another guy's life, 30% is an amalgamation of stories based on ten other guys, and 30% is just made up. Under that scenario (which is not so far-fetched), which guy gets to be on the top 10 list?

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He is important because so many people believe in the stories about him. Whether these events actually occured is immaterial.