In point of fact, refuting the 'mass hallucination' hypothesis of Jesus' resurrection is largely a strawman, as very few skeptics have ever made this argument, and it has been effectively abandoned. Much more common in refuting the Resurrection is making it part of the legend hypothesis: No one ever actually saw the resurrected Jesus, but a few people claimed they had, and the story grew in the telling.
And before I'm assailed for accusing these claimants as being liars or frauds, it is perfectly plausible that they believed they saw Jesus - reporting a sincere delusion is neither lying nor fraudulent.
Boru
And before I'm assailed for accusing these claimants as being liars or frauds, it is perfectly plausible that they believed they saw Jesus - reporting a sincere delusion is neither lying nor fraudulent.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
