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Or that what Thomas experienced was identically the same as if it had been.

Actually, the Bible never says Thomas put his hands on the wounds or in His side.

A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!"
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:26-29

BTW, ricky, you should note that Thomas' exclamation of "My Lord and my God!" would be a terrible blasphemy if Jesus was just a man, ghost or flesh. Yet Jesus, instead of saying "I'm just a man, don't worship me," congratulates him on his expression of faith and says those who believe the same thing will be blessed.

What I find strange is that you think that if Thomas did put his hands on the wounds and he experienced something like touching flesh even though there was no flesh there you can still believe Jesus was a moral teacher. It would meant that God (or the non-God, non-resurrected "Jesus ghost") was acting on Thomas' senses to deceive him. I don't see how it would be any different than handing a blind man a five dollar bill and telling him it was a twenty dollar bill. It would feel the same to him, wouldn't it?

How could a man who called Himself the Truth act to deceive one of his followers, and then congratulate him on believing the falsehood presented? Short answer: He couldn't.

The bottom line is, you can trust Jesus as everything the Bible claims about Him. Open your heart to a wider and deeper faith! He is risen indeed!