How about this.
The fact that the figure of christ is followed by millions worldwide means either he was an actual historical figure , and was the son of god.
Or
That he was alive but was not the son of god, so christians are misled, as are muslims for thinking he was alive to be a prohet.
Or he simply never existed.
Everyone, John, luke, peter, timothy, all the apostles , everyone who ever had a phd and wrote extensively about christ, Bob marley , John coltrane, some of our greatest minds , all deluded schizophrenics?
That is a lot of misled ignorant people. Are we really so dumb as a creature that more than half of us believe in a figure that never existed?
I doubt that. You can say that one cant make conclusions based on figures alone all you like. But you are basically saying that the majority of the world is misled into thinking christ was alive.
If he never existed, that is a lot of confused people. But I dont believe personally they have it wrong. Even though most dont follow christ correctly, I concede that.
I believe it is yourself who is failing to accept the obviousness of it all, just for a start.
Never mind what esoteric groups have to say about christ himself that further supports the idea that he was actually here.
But again it is irrelevant really. And We each must make up our own mind. Nevertheless, I am not a christian , but I believe Christ lived, because it seems silly not to.
And I cant be put into the category of people who need christ, and so therefore must see him as real. No, It is silly because it defies logic.
Unless Im unaware of some massive global conspiracy to make people follow an invented figure. A conspiracy that started some 2500 years ago.