William Lane Craig on "Jesus and Pagan Mythology"

He responded to a question about whether Jesus was a real person here. What do you think?

I do find one response of his odd but interesting:

When they say that Christian beliefs about Jesus are derived from pagan mythology, I think you should laugh. Then look at them wide-eyed and with a big grin, and exclaim, “Do you really believe that?” Act as though you’ve just met a flat earther or Roswell conspirator. You could say something like, “Man, those old theories have been dead for over a hundred years! Where are you getting this stuff?” Tell them this is just sensationalist junk, not serious scholarship. If they persist, then ask them to show you the actual passages narrating the supposed parallel. They’re the ones who are swimming against the scholarly consensus, so make them work hard to save their religion. I think you’ll find that they’ve never even read the primary sources.

Maybe we skeptics should do something similar when it comes to the Christian belief system! ;-) But this advice does tell us what he actually thinks of the mythicist case, now doesn't it?

Then Craig ends with this challenge:

Remember: anyone pressing this objection has a burden of proof to bear. He needs to show that the narratives are parallel and, moreover, that they are causally connected. Insist that they bear that burden if you are to take their objection seriously.

What do you think when it comes to the burden of proof here?