Derek Lambert, the enthusiastic and open-minded host of the MythVision podcast and video channel, was kind enough to have me on as a guest. Derek is someone who has been both a Christian and then a Jesus Mythicist, but is now exploring ideas about the historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity with a broad range of guests. It was a pleasure to speak with him and explore the problems with Jesus Mythicism in a fairly long and wide ranging conversation.
Not all of Derek’s viewers were pleased to hear that Mythicism has problems, and the comments on the video featured many of the less rational responses we often see from Mythicist true believers. These included standard rote-learned Mythicist talking points, attempts at dismissal (“he’s been mean to Richard Carrier, so we should ignore him”), straight up abuse (“jerk”, “crazy”, “world’s biggest douche” and even “an alcoholic”!) and, of course, the silly claim I am actually a “closet Christian masquerading as an atheist”.
But these were the noisy minority, including several well-known usual suspects. So far the “likes” on the video are at 85%, so the quieter majority seem to enjoy a different perspective. Derek and I have since recorded a follow-up episode on the historical Jesus as an apocalyptic prophet, which should launch in a few weeks. We also plan to have some conversations about other topics, such as the Great Library of Alexandria and some other common pseudo historical fables from my Great Myths series.
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