"Jesus doesn't count," George said quickly, his feeling of wonder being replaced by something creeping and unpleasant. "I know saints who were alive when he was born. That's not..."
He swallowed, his mouth dry, and took a long sip of tea. "So what are you saying, then? That gods are born out of humans wanting them? Believing in them? That's absurd. God doesn't depend on us like that."