Jon Topping

Marian apparitions are a major way skeptics try to argue mass hallucinations are possible, in order to counter the resurrection appearances.

Are there examples of group hallucinations? Even if we look at the best possible examples, they still fail to be group hallucinations.

The ancients had categories for different types of mental experiences. They were not so ignorant that they thought hallucinations were real.

How do hallucinations happen? What exactly are they, and are they predictable? These questions will help us evaluate hallucination theory.

One of the main counters against the resurrection of Jesus is the claim that the disciples were merely hallucinating the risen Christ.

Here we go into what is probably the best secular explanation for the resurrection of Jesus Christ: that the disciples stole Jesus' body.

The empty tomb is a difficult historical fact to make sense of. In this episode we explore theories behind Jesus' missing body.

There is a group of secular arguments against the resurrection that all try to claim that Jesus' body went missing. They state it was...

After showing exactly what kills a person in crucifixion, we'll be able to definitively say that, yes, Jesus did in fact die on that cross..

Here we'll look at one of the best arguments for the idea that Jesus never died on the cross, so there was no resurrection.

Many of the secular arguments against the resurrection of Jesus Christ actually relate back to a misunderstanding on what crucifixion was...

While academic historians haven't had respect for the swoon theory for many decades now, there are still those who try to bring back the...

What if Jesus only passed out, and the executioner that was crucifying Jesus "thought" Jesus was dead...

A main piece of evidence used for the "imposter on the cross" argument is the Gospel of Barnabas. Some think this text is even better...

In this episode we look at the reasons for and against this position called "the imposter on the cross".

Is there any reason to think miracles occur? ... is there any positive reasons to think miracles are real?

One of the main reasons people disregard the resurrection of Jesus is because they don't believe miracles are possible. Whether they know...

We've all met someone who disbelieves in supernatural things because they're more "science minded", as though science has disproven the...

A large reason people struggle to believe in the resurrection of Jesus is that they simply don't believe in miracles.

Are miracles possible? If not there's no point in even having a discussion about whether Jesus was really resurrected.