Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Here I discuss some responses that have been given to my RHBS model of the resurrection appearances of Jesus. I discuss issues including the reliability of the Gospels, irrational belief persistence, hallucinations, and new religious movements.
00:00 Introduction
05:00 Assessing explanations
16:00 The reburial hypothesis
35:55 Individual hallucinations
50:10 Group religious experiences
1:19:40 Memory and cognitive biases
1:23:20 Socialisation and marginalisation of doubt
1:29:50 Assessing the RHBS hypothesis
1:49:30 Comparing the gospels
1:58:15 SJ Thomason responding to Loke video
My book Unreasonable Faith:
amazon.com/Unreasonable-Faith-William-Overstates-Christianity/dp/1912701189
Here I discuss some responses that have been given to my RHBS model of the resurrection appearances of Jesus. I discuss issues including the reliability of the Gospels, irrational belief persistence, hallucinations, and new religious movements.
00:00 Introduction
05:00 Assessing explanations
16:00 The reburial hypothesis
35:55 Individual hallucinations
50:10 Group religious experiences
1:19:40 Memory and cognitive biases
1:23:20 Socialisation and marginalisation of doubt
1:29:50 Assessing the RHBS hypothesis
1:49:30 Comparing the gospels
1:58:15 SJ Thomason responding to Loke video
My book Unreasonable Faith:
amazon.com/Unreasonable-Faith-William-Overstates-Christianity/dp/1912701189