Richard Carrier - The Hero Savior Analogy

[Mudhammam]

Applying equal methods to all "historical reports" such as Tacitus' account (above) of how the Hellenistic god Serapis told a blind man to approach Vespasian so he could see again, and, as Tacitus reports, how the man did see again, I was wondering if you were going to now worship Serapis because his miracle stories have even better documentary proof than jesus'.  After all, at least we know who Tacitus was.

Your assumption is that applying equal methods would imply that Tacitus' report is factually correct.... er, why?