Do you think a loving parent would make himself available to his children if it was a matter of their life or death?
He also DID become a man and appeared in a bodily form to thousands and thousands of people.
Then he is playing favorites.
His name was Jesus - which means God with us. He performed many miraculous deeds which were witnessed by those various people
That is a Christian belief.
Some believed and some, incredibly, chose to not believe he was who he claimed to be
Incredibly, some, who ate, walked and talked with him after his reported resurrection (his own disciples), as per Matthew 28:17. Now if they disbelieved why would you expect anyone to believe except out of some subjective need?
This even happened after the most amazing of all the miracles in that he came back to life after a sure execution and walked and talked with people for over a month - not just a one-time event.
It's a Christian belief, known only through Christian books whose primary purpose was to convince everyone that it really happened. No other record acknowledges any of these events.
The Muslims really believe that Allah dictated the Koran to Mohammad via some angel...they are convicted he did. Jews believe God dictated the Law to Moses. What's the difference? Zoroastrianism also claims revelation and has in many ways influenced Christianity. Do you believe in Zoroaster?
Those people were still alive when the accounts of the times were written. Legend and myths do not get created over such a short period of time
Wrong. The Fatima and the Medjugorje myths were almost instant.
Also, the stories told at the beginning did not change to more outlandishness later on.
I don't think they can get any more outlandish than talking donkeys...
They remained as first stated. Jesus will one day return and all eyes will see him. Every knee will bow and everyone confess that he is Lord to the glory of God, just not right now
And in the meantime, the slef-styled mouthpieces of the god of their choice will insist that you believe it or be damned. Why would God want to compel people to believe blindly when he had no problem showing himself up to some and will apparently have no problems showing himself to some in the future, as you claim?
Though I am sure you believe you are batting 1000 in disputing every point of mine, just remember that I am not the one who invented Christianity. All your "Why would God..." questions should be directed at Him. It's his world and his rules. I do not condemn anyone, but Jesus sure made it clear that whoever rejects him, rejects God and those who believe in him will not be condemned. Your railings against why he did things the way he did and not according to how you would have done things only shows a person whose heart is set against truth and controlled by pride. That is why God says he HATES pride. But, hey, as long as you can put off faith you can still hope you will be granted a consolation prize, right?