The same way people believe in Christianity, or any other religion.
You do realize that Scientology was invented by a science fiction author, yes?
So was the Flying Spagetti Monster! And Ktulu!
The same way people believe in Christianity, or any other religion.
You do realize that Scientology was invented by a science fiction author, yes?
...You do realize that the Bible could've been written by ancient science fiction authors, yes?
That'd be extremely difficult. Another thing that I realized was the line of Popes of the early church. Everyone knew that Peter was appointed by Jesus, and this has been passed down over and over, generation by generation, by the Roman Catholic Church. Nobody would waste their time trying to convince everyone in Rome to start a rumor of that and pass it down 2000 years.
But this isn't a "Is Jesus Real?!" debate.