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The shroud was separated from the backing cloth along its bottom left-hand edge and a strip (~10 mm x 70 mm) was cut from just above the place where a sample was previously removed in 1973 for examination. The strip came from a single site on the main body of the shroud away from any patches or charred areas.
Because the shroud had been exposed to a wide range of potential sources of contamination and because of the uniqueness of the samples available, it was decided to abandon blind-test procedures in the interests of effective sample pretreatment.
The failure to obtain a reliable date for the Shroud of Turin is not about flaws in carbon 14 dating methods or contamination. It is not about the problems, so often discussed in the media, of mysterious biological polymers growing on the cloth's fibers or new carbon introduced into the Shroud's cloth by a scorching fire in 1532.
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by ballisticmousse
Ok so they put Jesus in a tomb and instead of sneaking the machine in there after. Lets say it was already in the tomb out of sight. Someone wheels the machine out then grabs the plug and ........
The scientists set out to "identify the physical and chemical processes capable of generating a colour similar to that of the image on the Shroud." They concluded that the exact shade, texture and depth of the imprints on the cloth could only be produced with the aid of ultraviolet lasers – technology that was clearly not available in medieval times.
The scientists used extremely brief pulses of ultraviolet light to replicate the kind of marks found on the burial cloth.
They concluded that the iconic image of the bearded man must therefore have been created by "some form of electromagnetic energy (such as a flash of light at short wavelength)." Although they stopped short of offering a non-scientific explanation for the phenomenon, their findings will be embraced by those who believe that the marks on the shroud were miraculously created at the moment of Christ's Resurrection.
Originally posted by gemineye
reply to post by ballisticmousse
I always wondered if someone had made a rendering of what Jesus or the person on the Shroud of Turin would look like so I looked it up and they have!
I found this in a search:
Found at this link.edit on 1/23/2012 by gemineye because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Awen24
I'm about as Christian as they come, so... I half expected to come into your thread and feel the need to argue. As it happens... I don't. Not at all.
While I might disagree with the interpretation of the evidence (in terms of ancient aliens), I think the theory behind it is certainly sound, and very, very interesting.
I suppose the question, from a Christian standpoint, is whether the source of the light was mechanical or spiritual in origin. You could certainly make an argument regarding the Shekinah glory (the light that led the children of Israel out of Egypt / hovered over the Tabernacle / led the magi to the young Jesus (the "Star")) being involved - Scripture also states that Christ was raised by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11), which would fit with this.
Interesting stuff, S&F.
Originally posted by alilonthecheekyside
Originally posted by Awen24
I'm about as Christian as they come, so... I half expected to come into your thread and feel the need to argue. As it happens... I don't. Not at all.
While I might disagree with the interpretation of the evidence (in terms of ancient aliens), I think the theory behind it is certainly sound, and very, very interesting.
I suppose the question, from a Christian standpoint, is whether the source of the light was mechanical or spiritual in origin. You could certainly make an argument regarding the Shekinah glory (the light that led the children of Israel out of Egypt / hovered over the Tabernacle / led the magi to the young Jesus (the "Star")) being involved - Scripture also states that Christ was raised by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11), which would fit with this.
Interesting stuff, S&F.
So you're about as Christian as they come?
Right, so that's why you entertain the theory that God Almighty "is/could" be etc...etc...
of an Alien Origin...Mechanical or Spiritual? I hope it's not contagious.:
1. There is nothing in scripture that says that God is not an Alien. Indeed, under the term "alien" not only God but even Mexicans are technically Alien. Furthermore, scripture technically does actually suggest that He is so. The central point for me that a lot of people need to get their head around is that if God were an alien life form, would He be worthy of the same level of priase and respect? Or rather is there any reason to lessen it? As His actions are unchanged and His devotion is even more clearly total, it would seem that here should, technically, be no actual reason to diminish our view of Him.