Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach

[Randy Carson]

I've got an alternative narrative that is much more simple and believable:

Some guy was causing a commotion for the Romans with his preaching and ended up getting executed, possibly crucified. Later on, some people who had never met him made up a load of extra shit about him*.

Fits like a glove.

* (It's easy, try it! Today, I killed 54 people with a spoon, then died, came back to life and ate a planet sized pizza! I can get a bunch of my mates to write it down too, making it 98% more true.)

rob-

Thanks for your imaginative theory. You've obviously put a lot of thought and effort into coming up with something that is so air tight.

Before I buy in completely, however, could you provide some plausible explanation for why the guys who made the whole thing up would be willing to suffer (and possibly die) for something which they knew was just a practical joke?

The three standard motivations that police investigators consider are: money, power, and sex. If you have anything which explains how one or more of these applied to the Apostles, that would be great.

Thanks.