Not the OP but... I read Gospels once. Or twice, actually.
The first time as a clueless teenager and it made me worry that maybe this paranormal stuff is real because so many people seem to believe it. This was probably the closest to "being a Christian" I had ever got. If you so desire, feel free to say it's crap and not what this religion was supposed to be about etc. etc., I don't mind at all. That's how I was raised by my parents - they seem to be a hard case of "belief in belief".
The second time in my twenties - it gave me some idea of how people may have come to believe in this paranormal stuff and helped me get over it.
> I would not want to believe in such a neurotic, angry god.
I'm under impression that people may have created gods in their own image so to speak, which immediately makes me wonder if there will come a time that you will eat these words. Denial much?
That's overly broad. I was hoping for something more specific. Again, not trying to be contrary. I sincerely want to understand why some highly intelligent people can read this book and be convinced of the existence of God, while other highly intelligent people can read it and end up convinced otherwise. I find that outcome interesting.
