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Carrier's theory that the disciples were a mass gathering of schizophrenic individuals prone to shared hallucinations

Skeptics Respond To The Evidence For The Resurrection of Jesus 00:25:12 – 00:25:42

Carrier's explanation for post-resurrection appearances

To explain the independent appearances of Jesus, Carrier proposes that the early disciples happened to be a community of schizophrenic individuals whose shared condition led to mass hallucination-type experiences. Mike notes this is an 'Frankenstein amalgam' of theories.

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