How is Thomas an "allegorical incoherent mess"? It's only a little more "allegorical" than the canonical gospels and it's fairly coherent. As for it being a mess... how?
In which sense? I don't know. Maybe in no sense at all.
As a Christian, I can interpret Jesus casting demons out in one of two ways.
a) I can take the stories literally and say that he was curing people of mental ilness (which they didn't understand back then, so they used "demons" to explain...
Satan, demons, etc. nothing but projections of our own negative qualities, as perceived by the writers of those texts.
Of course, magic isn't real. Not in that sense, anyway.
So... are you implying that Jesus is a part of your own religion, here? You confuse me, Cynthia. Not in a terribly bad way, but...
Anyway, sure, I'll try to participate. I can see how this disparagement could be good, to an extent.
There's no real evidence for any divinity, never mind the lack...
Jesus: Hippie Communist Rabbi
Krishna: He's blue. End of story.
Muhammad: If I can't see him, how could I vote for him?
Buddha: He's fat.
Elvis: He's Elvis! Friggin' Elvis, guys!
I think the choice is clear.