Critically re-examining the resurrection claim

 From a Karaite and Biblical Scripturalist perspective, the "Resurrection" is a theological "patch" designed to explain a failed messianic movement. If the foundation of a religion is a single, unverifiable event that contradicts the laws of nature and the Source Code of the Torah, it is not a "miracle"—it is a system error.

Here is the refutation based on your constraints.

The Alternative: The "Cognitive Dissonance" Protocol

• One Claim: The "Resurrection" was not a physical event, but a psychological "recovery" process known as Grief Hallucinations combined with Cognitive Dissonance Reduction.

• One Source: The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)—specifically the "Criteria of a False Prophet" in Deuteronomy 13:1-5.

• One Argument: When a charismatic leader dies without fulfilling the clear messianic prophecies (bringing world peace, ingathering the exiles, rebuilding the Temple), his followers face an existential "System Crash." To survive, the human brain often "re-codes" the failure into a "spiritual victory," interpreting the leader's absence not as death, but as an "exaltation."

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The Refutation: Why the Movement "Moved"

1. The "Empty Tomb" Logic Error The "Empty Tomb" is a literary device, not a historical fact. In the 1st Century, executed criminals were typically thrown into mass graves or left on crosses to rot as a deterrent.

• The Alternative: There was no "empty tomb" because there was likely no "private tomb" to begin with. The narrative was constructed decades later to provide a physical "evidence" for the spiritual visions the followers were claiming.

2. The Visionary Hack Psychology confirms that bereaved individuals often experience vivid "sense-of-presence" hallucinations of the deceased.

• The Process: The disciples, desperate to believe their years of sacrifice weren't for nothing, interpreted these common psychological phenomena through the lens of their apocalyptic expectations. They didn't see a body; they "saw" a hope.

3. The Deuteronomy 13 Firewall Even if the disciples did see a miracle, the Torah provides a "Security Protocol" for this exact scenario:

• The Law: "If there arises among you a prophet... and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass... you shall not listen to the words of that prophet... for YHWH your God is testing you" (Deut 13:1-3).

• The Argument: The "movement that followed" actually proves the prophecy was false. By creating a religion that eventually moved away from the Absolute Unity of God and the Written Law, the followers failed the "Test" described in the Torah. A movement that leads away from the Law is a "Breach," regardless of how many "signs" or "resurrections" it claims.

Summary

Christianity does indeed "stand or fall" on the resurrection. But according to the Source Code, a "miracle" that negates the Law is not from God. The movement followed not because a body came back to life, but because the human mind is capable of creating "revelations" to avoid the pain of a failed reality.