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In reply to the discussion: Indian skeptic faces 3 year prison sentence for explaining dripping crucifix [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)16. Maybe the commentators did not read widely with an eye for discerning the truth:
the water came from a leaking tank nearby
http://sanaledamaruku.blogspot.com/2012/05/batting-for-reason-in-land-of-faith.html
He says the "holy" water comes from a nearby toilet and could be infected with bacteria
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18431327/genuine-miracle-or-just-bad-plumbing-weeping-jesus-statue-stirs-up-blasphemy-row-in-india
It took him less than half an hour to discover the source of the divine tears: a filthy puddle formed by a blocked drain, from where water was being pushed up through a phenomenon all high-school physics students are familiar with, called capillary action
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article3391109.ece?mstac=0
Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, revealed that a weeping cross was not actually a miracle at all, but in fact caused by a leaky drain
So ... is the water from a leaking tank, from a toilet, from a puddle formed by a blocked drain, or from a leaky drain?
http://sanaledamaruku.blogspot.com/2012/05/batting-for-reason-in-land-of-faith.html
He says the "holy" water comes from a nearby toilet and could be infected with bacteria
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/18431327/genuine-miracle-or-just-bad-plumbing-weeping-jesus-statue-stirs-up-blasphemy-row-in-india
It took him less than half an hour to discover the source of the divine tears: a filthy puddle formed by a blocked drain, from where water was being pushed up through a phenomenon all high-school physics students are familiar with, called capillary action
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article3391109.ece?mstac=0
Sanal Edamaruku, president of the Indian Rationalist Association, revealed that a weeping cross was not actually a miracle at all, but in fact caused by a leaky drain
So ... is the water from a leaking tank, from a toilet, from a puddle formed by a blocked drain, or from a leaky drain?
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Indian skeptic faces 3 year prison sentence for explaining dripping crucifix [View all]
cleanhippie
May 2012
OP
Any details? Like, y'know, exactly who was claiming exactly what was a miracle?
struggle4progress
May 2012
#7
Is the author the same Praveen Swami who works for UK's Daily Telegraph?
struggle4progress
May 2012
#10
The Telegraph is very likely to carry "weird news" stories denigrating funny folk in foreign lands
struggle4progress
May 2012
#14
As usual, I take the view that if the story is worth our attention, then we should get details right
struggle4progress
May 2012
#15
Maybe the commentators did not read widely with an eye for discerning the truth:
struggle4progress
May 2012
#16
As water dripping from statutes doesn't much impress me much one way or the other,
struggle4progress
May 2012
#32
The law can be traced back to 1860, but has been modified slightly several times since, notably
struggle4progress
May 2012
#54
Back to the facts now: what evidence do you have that the state has actually taken
struggle4progress
May 2012
#55
I can't determine from the video I've posted how that explanation works:
struggle4progress
May 2012
#37
You do science no honor by asserting you have a scientific explanation
struggle4progress
May 2012
#63
I asked because when I attempted to google the named church on the named road
struggle4progress
May 2012
#39
It seems Edamaruku has been claiming since early April "I may be arrested any moment"
struggle4progress
May 2012
#21
It seems to consist largely of various folk attempting to outscream each other
struggle4progress
May 2012
#24
Churchman on the program repeatedly says that the church is not claiming any miracle here but
struggle4progress
May 2012
#30
I don't remember the color of anyone's underwear being of critical importance to a news story
struggle4progress
May 2012
#41
I haven't read all your links or watched the vids, so pardon me for asking.
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#38
I think there is much posturing here. And in fact there is so much posturing here
struggle4progress
May 2012
#43
We'll agree on this. I believe Edamaruku is trying to exploit this episode
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#44
I wish they would caption this, though. A translation would be very helpful.
LiberalAndProud
May 2012
#45
I think if you regard liquid transport in trees as adequately modeled
struggle4progress
May 2012
#64
Oh, there was little point in continuing "discussion" before I posted word one. nt
daaron
May 2012
#65
Well, the Indian law has nothing whatsoever to do with "political correctness"
struggle4progress
May 2012
#48
I've posted a link to his blog, various links to news accounts, and at least one link to TV footage
struggle4progress
May 2012
#71
I posted the text in #54 upthread: it seems to have been last modified around 1960 and has existed
struggle4progress
May 2012
#73