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(47,245 posts) Fri Mar 29, 2013, 06:51 PM Mar 2013

New book claims (with no real evidence,) that Shroud of Turin is "real." [View all]

Even though all credible evidence shows it a fake made in the Middle Ages.

A viewing of the The Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will reportedly be televised Saturday on Italian State TV in what is said to be former Pope Benedict XVI’s parting gift to the Catholic Church.

The televised viewing of the shroud on Holy Saturday will be the first in 40 years, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/shroud-of-turin-hits-airwaves-amid-new-claims-that-its-real/

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New book claims (with no real evidence,) that Shroud of Turin is "real." [View all] Archae Mar 2013 OP

How quickly they forget. GeorgeGist Mar 2013 #1

So's the Easter Bunny. NV Whino Mar 2013 #2

I saw him once, as a child, he was Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #4

Check my sig... SidDithers Mar 2013 #35

You changed it! Can't remember what is said, but it wasn't him! Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #40

It was this line from Julia Sweeney... SidDithers Apr 2013 #41

Oh yes, that's the one! Thanks Sid! Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #47

Your headline is in direct contradiction with the story at the link. former9thward Mar 2013 #3

This "new evidence" is bogus. Archae Mar 2013 #5

What does South America have to do with this? former9thward Mar 2013 #6

Because ABC talked up this "new evidence," while barely mentioning... Archae Mar 2013 #20

What else would they say? Union Scribe Mar 2013 #31

Your definition of "credible" is anything that you think backs up your POV. former9thward Mar 2013 #37

The "evidence" is quite interesting Major Nikon Mar 2013 #8

Where's his evidence for this burst of energy? Apophis Mar 2013 #11

Near as I can tell he's a professional shroud "researcher" Major Nikon Mar 2013 #16

That is not what he said in his interview with ABC former9thward Mar 2013 #14

If he said that, it only goes against his credibility Major Nikon Mar 2013 #15

Nah, they have skeptic websites Union Scribe Mar 2013 #32

+ Infinity Octafish Mar 2013 #33

...and peer reviewed evidence published in one of the most respected peer reviewed publications Major Nikon Mar 2013 #34

Jeez:Louize - the Church even found the actual forger of the shroud not long after the shroud byeya Apr 2013 #42

I remember George Will touting that line of "burst of energy." He was believing it... CTyankee Apr 2013 #45

The weave of the fabric had not been invented/developed till several hundred years after Christ died RC Mar 2013 #7

that isn't necessarily compelling dsc Mar 2013 #13

And The Fact That They Were Able To Date The Coins On The Deceased's Eyes To That Same Time Period? ChoppinBroccoli Mar 2013 #22

You are saying three reputable laboratories were wrong? RC Mar 2013 #30

I said the carbon dating is a different matter dsc Mar 2013 #36

Well, Diane SAWYER has been "buying" and "pushing" it all week... n/t UTUSN Mar 2013 #9

old book claims (with no real evidence) jesus is "real". nt msongs Mar 2013 #10

If you are suggesting Jesus never existed then you have no credibility. former9thward Mar 2013 #18

You can't even get his name right. Archae Mar 2013 #21

The baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion are all most scholars agree on. The rest is pure hogwash. Logical Mar 2013 #38

The poster does not agree Jesus existed. former9thward Mar 2013 #39

Atheism is not "religion." Archae Apr 2013 #46

As real as Mithras. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #27

It's been shown time and time again the shroud is fake. Apophis Mar 2013 #12

Because faith requires the suspension of reason to work Major Nikon Mar 2013 #17

Touché. Apophis Mar 2013 #19

Again? sakabatou Mar 2013 #23

It's real. It's just a fake, but it does exist. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #24

So can a cop. If the subject were alive and was bleeding from the scalp, the blood would clot in the byeya Apr 2013 #44

IT'S REAL I TELL YA!... Bigmack Mar 2013 #25

Oh please.... defacto7 Mar 2013 #26

Joe Nickell put this to bed long ago. longship Mar 2013 #28

First, infra-red spectra are almost useless for determining the age of a substance. DetlefK Mar 2013 #29

i almost fell off my unicorn when i read that spanone Apr 2013 #43