See the discussion here:

I have posted before on Keith Augustine and the soul survival debate with his book “The Myth Of An Afterlife,” and subsequent journal debates. In his time, William James was immersed in the various ways consciousness was dependent on the brain: eg, you destroy one part of the brain and it will annihilate feature ‘x’ … William James And The Afterlife/Survival Debate

Many secular people look at Jesus not as magical, but a human who became one of the most influential figures in history. The question is: what can we know about him? Derek Lambert of MythVision podcast along with recognized historical Jesus expert Dr. Dale C Allison have put together an online 8 part lecture course … It’s That Gift Giving Time Of Year: The Historical Jesus Courses of Drs Allison and Carrier

This interesting essay on the Gospel of Philip was published yesterday which has the novel thesis of how Christianity developed out of Chrestianity! From Chrestian to Christian: Philip Beyond The Grave by Martijn Linssen. See https://www.academia.edu/s/faa7f58532 Some initial thoughts:

It has been a number of years since the appearance of the modern Christ Myth literature, so it is fitting that a cumulative critique by Christ Historicists has begun. The foundational mythicist literature includes Doherty’s “Jesus Puzzle;” Price’s “The Incredible Shrinking Son Of Man” and “The Christ Myth Theory And It’s Problems;” Fitzgerald’s “Nailed” and … The Genesis Of The Modern Critique Of The Christ Myth Theory.

It wasn’t uncommon in history to invent fantastic origin stories for famous individuals. Augustus Caesar’s birth was foretold by portents, according to the Roman historian Suetonius. I will be looking at Crossan’s argument for Caesar’s Pax Romana (Peace through Victory) vs Jesus’s Peace through Justice in later posts. For now, I’d like to consider the … Christmas: The Origin Of The Nativity

FROM THE REPORT: See the report here: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/12/08/about-four-in-ten-u-s-adults-believe-humanity-is-living-in-the-end-times/

Derek from MythVision Podcast recently did an interview with John Dominic Crossan and there is an interesting short portion near the end where Crossan is asked about the Jesus Mythicism hypothesis. Check out time 22:00 – 30:00

It is interesting to note the Quran has been historically interpreted as condoning marital rape. Here is an interesting summary by Dr. Shabir Ally, a liberal Muslim scholar who received his PhD from an accredited secular university. See especially time 4:58-7:29 :