If I walk around telling everyone I am the son of a supernatural being should they all start worshiping me?
If Jesus was not who he said he was, its irrelivent. A con requires someone gain. Where's the con? Jesus and 11 of the 12 Disciples were murdered for their 'religion'.
Murdered for their religon
Really, as a cradle RC I believe it was a lot more. A lot more. But then that is the difference between RC and Protestants. All you need to believe and feel free to lead a decrepit life as Jesus took your sins on him.
You don't even wish to acknowledge Jesus was a Jew, you're no Christian.
Of course the character of Jesus was created as a passive Jew, and there is known there were more than one Jew claiming to be the Messiah, and there may of been a Jesus walking around preaching but its a story, no virgin birth, and most likely the real Jesus was Lazarus, and Titus was Jesus. Remember 2 Jesus's , Jesus Barabbas (son of the father) and Jesus the Christ.