The reason "prophets" spoke of those events is because the story of Jesus isn't exactly original. His story compares to that of Horus, Dionysis, and others before him. It's just a retelling of supposed figures that came before. All of which have been written off as myth already. Why shouldn't the current iteration of that story be written off either? I've seen it said before and I think it bears repeating, today's religion is tomorrow's myth. This is how it has always been throughout human history. I see nothing unique about today's major religions to exclude them from that. As for fear where it pertains to religion, it just shows us giving in. We're victims of our own condition and religion is too often the epitome of that being expressed. We have much to gain from recognizing that and letting it go. I'm not saying we shouldn't admit our imperfections. Nobody is perfect. In fact that's part of my issue with the concept of god. Perfection is objective. To be told what is perfect is an enforcement. We stand to gain more from working on ourselves from within, not through some supposed supernatural entity that requires that level of belief. One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that something is looking out for and will protect us. Especially when there is not enough evidence to suggest that that is actually the case.