To argue the resurrection appearances of Jesus are merely hallucinations, the skeptic must provide examples of group hallucinations. In this episode we look at some of the best examples, and show they cannot work as examples of group hallucinations, and that they are incredibly dissimilar to the resurrection appearances. In other words, even the best examples from skeptics still fail.

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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!), "Big Adventure" by Paul Yudin.

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One way skeptics argue against the resurrection is that they say the people during the time of Jesus didn't understand hallucinations, so they misunderstood their hallucinations as real-world experiences. In this episode we look at different sources to get a good understanding of how the ancients understood mental phenomena.

For more from Jon Topping, check out www.jontopping.com for his blog, podcast, articles, and videos.

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!), "Big Adventure" by Paul Yudin.

Audio of the Ultimate Questions Podcast is found anywhere podcasts are available.

In order to thoroughly evaluate the possibility of the disciples hallucinating the risen Christ, we should begin by getting a good definition of what hallucinations are, and how exactly they work. In this episode we take a psychological approach to understanding the nature of hallucinations, so that in future episodes we can see whether this can be applied to the disciples experiencing the resurrection of Jesus.

For more from Jon Topping, check out www.jontopping.com for his blog, podcast, articles, and videos.

Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!), "Big Adventure" by Paul Yudin.

Audio of the Ultimate Questions Podcast is found anywhere podcasts are available.