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In reply to the discussion: Shroud of Turin [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)claimed that the RC dating samples were taken from the later repair. Assinine. The shroud is one of the most meticulously examined pieces of fabric in the world. Does anyone believe that the people taking those samples didn't know very well where the repair was, or that they just hacked away willy-nilly at any old spot? That doesn't even pass the laugh test.
The testing itself was a blind test conducted by FOUR different labs, on the shroud samples and three others of known date. The labs got the control samples right, and agreed on the shroud date closely enough to put it in the mid 14th century. That's a far more careful and well controlled test than any of the hacks who criticized the RC testing did.
Shroud fundies and their apologists are just like creationists...no amount of evidence will ever convince them. They simply turn their brains off in the face of any evidence that doesn't validate what they desperately need to believe.