Distinction should be made among the religious figures clearly. Moses probably was not a real historical person, or at least there is a lot of doubt. Jesus pr

Distinction should be made among the religious figures clearly. Moses probably was not a real historical person, or at least there is a lot of doubt. Jesus probably was a historical person, but even the rational faithful obviously don't consider the Bible necessarily to be a clear historical narrative. We know quite a lot about the various Emperors of Rome, and quite a lot about the development of Roman history. If you actually dig into the history of Rome, it's remarkable how so many of the issues we face today already existed back then, and how much they were able to achieve without Enlightenment principles. Given how much we depend on the past, how we really are just extensions of it, I find it hard to agree with the premise of the article. Though it's always good to read contrarian ideas, and I do think there is a hint of Eastern wisdom in it as well, to be considered.