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| shroud of turin older than tested? los alamos claims proof |
| 2005-01-19 |
| Posted by:muck4doo |
| #4 I've always guessed it was a prop from one of the old passion plays. Wrap it around the star of the show during the performance and you'll get body oils in the fabric (and maybe a little blood, depending on how realistic they were) which'd oxidize over time and might serve to leave the traces people discovered. Not genuine, but not an intentional fake either. Be interesting to know the chemical composition of the marked areas relative to the rest. |
| Posted by: James 2005-01-19 10:42:30 PM |
| #3 Generic Questions.... Would people be happy if it turned out to be the shroud of Ethel circa 1954? Many, in spite of the wisdom of avoiding it, will have an emotional investment in the outcome of such an investigation. Everyone enjoys (some crave) being told they're "right" - and few gracefully accept it when their notions are not confirmed. I think there's great wisdom in DB's attitude - and I share CA's curiosity. I have no dog in the fight, so I see both in the positive. Should be fascinating, regardless. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-01-19 9:17:47 PM |
| #2 DB, while I agree with your points, it would be fascinating to learn the true origins of the shroud of turin. Not as confirmation of the truth, mind you. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-01-19 8:52:52 PM |
| #1 Invisible re-weaving? Sounds like some one desperately wants this to be the actual burial shroud of Yeshua. Personally, I think there are a great number of people that want or need to find actual physical evidence that Yeshua, aka Jesus, really lived. The search for the Holy Grail is another. Since Christianity is based on faith that all that is depicted in the New Testament really happened and Jesus was who he said, I doubt very much if there will ever be actual physical evidence of this. He was the leader of a small but growing sect that threatened the status quo of the Jewish leadership. There was no reason for anyone to save either the burial shroud or the grail. If you need physical proof of what Jesus was all about you miss the point of his message and the whole reason for his existance. "If you have faith as the grain of a mustard seed you could move mountains." |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-01-19 7:52:21 PM |