Not a shred of positive scientific evidence so far that the shroud of
Turin, *which* *has* *been* *positively* *dated* *thrice* (the same
number of times Andrew-a-Blank has DENIED CHRIST) to the *14th
century, not the first century* shows that Jesus Christ not only
existed but is also the miracle-working son of a god.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
After years of discussion, the Holy See permitted radiocarbon dating
on portions of a swatch taken from a corner of the shroud. Independent
tests in 1988 at the University of Oxford, the University of Arizona,
and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology concluded with 95%
confidence that the shroud material dated to 1260–1390 AD.[5] This
13th to 14th century dating is much too recent for the shroud to have
been associated with Jesus of Nazareth.
> Presented with much vehemence by none other than our
> atheist friend, Budikka!
Not a shred of positive scientific evidence so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
"In 1543 John Calvin, in his Treatise on Relics, wrote of the shroud,
which was then at Nice (it was moved to Turin in 1578), "How is it
possible that those sacred historians, who carefully related all the
miracles that took place at Christ's death, should have omitted to
mention one so remarkable as the likeness of the body of our Lord
remaining on its wrapping sheet?" He also noted that, according to St.
John, there was one sheet covering Jesus's body, and a separate cloth
covering his head. He then stated that "either St. John is a liar," or
else anyone who promotes such a shroud is "convicted of falsehood and
deceit""
> Evidence that the Shroud is the genuine image of a man
> scourged and crucified as described in the four Gospels.
Not a shred of positive scientific evidence so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
Authors Joe Nickell, in 1983, and Gregory S. Paul in 2010, separately
state that the proportions of the image are not realistic. Paul stated
that the face and proportions of the shroud image are impossible, that
the figure cannot represent that of an actual person and that the
posture was inconsistent. They argued that the forehead on the shroud
is too small; and that the arms are too long and of different lengths
and that the distance from the eyebrows to the top of the head is non-
representative. They concluded that the features can be explained if
the shroud is a work of a Gothic artist.
> The blood stains on the Shroud are genuine; and the image
> is not the result of an applied pigment by an artist. This is
> all confirmed by evidence supplied by our friend Budikka.
Not a shred of positive scientific evidence so far.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
He stated that it is almost certain that the blood spots are blood,
but no definitive statements can be made about its nature or
provenience, i.e., whether it is male and from the Near East
> From the above cite brought to us by our friend, Budikka:
Since no one who knows what they're talking about claims it is a
painting, this is irrelevant. There are many other ***DEMONSTRATED***
ways that the image was faked.
> "it is concluded that the image is the result of some cellulose
> oxidation-dehydration reaction rather than an applied pigment.
> The application or transfer mechanism of the image onto the
> cloth is still not known..Available data from the "blood" areas
> are considered and the results show these to be blood stains.''
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003267001852636
No evidence whatsoever that the blood is 2,000 years old, or that it
comes from a Jew, or that it comes from a person of Middle Eastern
stock, or even that it's human!
> "By spectroscopic and chemical tests (conversion of heme to a
> porphyrin), we have identified the presence of blood in the alleged
> blood areas of the Shroud of Turin."
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-19-16-2742
No evidence whatsoever that the blood is 2,000 years old, or that it
comes from a Jew, or that it comes from a person of Middle Eastern
stock, or even that it's human!
> "The chemistry of the various stains and images on the Shroud
> of Turin is presented. The chemical conclusions were drawn
> from all the data and observations, both physical and chemical,
> collected by direct investigation of the Shroud in 1978. The
> conclusions are that the body image is made up of yellowed
> surface fibrils of the linen that are at more advanced stages of
> degradation than the non-image linen. The chromophore is a
> conjugated carbonyl. No evidence was found in the body image
> of any added substances that could have contributed to the
> yellow color of the fibrils that form the image. The blood
> images on the cloth are made of blood. The data, taken together,
> do not support the hypothesis that the images on the Shroud
> are due to an artist."
http://www.bcin.ca/Interface/openbcin.cgi?submit=submit&Chinkey=77771
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shroud_of_Turin
"The technique used for producing the image is, according to W.
McCrone, already described in a book about medieval painting published
in 1847 by Charles Lock Eastlake"
Once agian Andrew-a-Blank has drawn a blank and been shown to be a
desperate and lying piece of creationist trash who has countless
indictments for cowardice and just as many indictments for posting
outright lies in his desperation to beg others to join him in his sad
delusion.
Here's his documented record of cowardice and lies.
Coward-For-Christ™ Andrew-a-Blank Ran from a simple question in SIX
THREADS simultaneously:
http://tinyurl.com/7zghp7o
http://tinyurl.com/76a8chm
http://tinyurl.com/6q3q498
http://tinyurl.com/6n2swsr
http://tinyurl.com/7rvtlyu
http://tinyurl.com/7x4m3fv
Coward-For-Christ™ Andrew-a-Blank Ran from a debate on DNA in TEN
THREADS simultaneously:
http://tinyurl.com/7zcuwsb
http://tinyurl.com/7t47anq
http://tinyurl.com/7wvegqc
http://tinyurl.com/6rg67wc
http://tinyurl.com/8yqo8fw
http://tinyurl.com/77bopo8
http://tinyurl.com/86zwhj6
http://tinyurl.com/7zlzxtd
http://tinyurl.com/7eknx73
http://tinyurl.com/6lgcwpq
Coward-For-Christ™ Andrew-a-Blank denies Christ thrice:
Coward-For-Christ™ Andrew-a-Blank ran from debate:
https://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/7dd8ed410470f4c2?hl=en
Now I invite you all to go and watch him RUN from the double challenge
in this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.atheism/browse_frm/thread/245ef4c4f9f8933b?scoring=d&
Budikka