Twins and doubles

 

Not the best video on the topic, tbh. Watch it as entertainment. 

For some reason, the atheist content-creator doesn´t mention the Jewish conspiracy theory that the disciples stole the body, which at least according to the Gospel of Matthew was the original skeptical explanation for the alleged resurrection of Jesus. Strangely, he thinks the "twin theory" (that Jesus had a brother who was his identical twin) is the most plausible, when it´s clearly a Gnostic allegory. The impostor theory is also highly unlikely. Did the impostor fool every single one of Jesus´ disciples, including his brother James? Or were they all in on it?

People in the commentary section also point out that Holy Koolaid missed the ancient aliens angle. "It´s low-tier but fun to argue". Yeah, maybe, but there *are* some New Religious Movements which un-ironically do believe that the Christ was cosmic. He actually was an alien from outer space! So be careful what you argue for in jest...

Unless the resurrection actually happened in the "traditional" fashion, there are three likely explanations IMHO. The first is that everything is a teaching story or myth. The second is that the disciples had really potent hallucinations. We could charitably call them "visions". The third is that the resurrection was a genuine paranormal phenomenon. Maybe the astral body of Jesus appeared to the apostles? In the two latter cases, the theology surrounding the resurrection may have been different from later accounts. Perhaps there wasn´t any contradiction between belief in a bodily resurrection of some sort and physical remains left behind in a tomb? (The Jehovah´s Witnesses seem to have a roughly similar belief today.)

Or it´s aliens. All the way up.