Jon Topping

Alex O'Connor challenged Wes Huff's argument for the resurrection by appealing to Marian apparitions. He thinks the appearances of Mary are just as good of evidence as the appearances of Jesus. To evaluate, let's look at the actual data.

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.

A counter against the resurrection is the the disciples hallucinated. A specific form of this argument is that Christianity was a drug cult.