During the epic thread alluded to by JohnT, Jesus had tough competition against St. Paul and Mohammad. While Christianity has more followers than Islam, it required both Paul and Jesus of Nazarath to exist, so Mohammad ultimately defeated them both. In fact Paul edged out Jesus narrowly. My take: “Mohammad beats Christianity because his genius was literary, religious and political. I judge St. Paul to be necessary for Christianity to take hold: Jesus of Nazareth was merely born into the role, as it were. Alternatively, I ascribe a substantial share of his teachings to those who came before and after him.”
The thread was originally inspired by a list of Michael Hart. I’ll quote myself: